(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
certain; definite; clear; credible
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to have an idea; to have a clue
6th day of the month; six days
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
putting on weight from the good (married) life
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
straightforwardly; in an outspoken manner
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to like; to love; to be fond of
relatively hot; fairly hot
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to glare at each other; to confront each other
pleasant feeling; good feeling
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
to call in; to invite; to bring in
several people; a few people
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help