miser; cheapskate; skinflint
(find) common (meeting) ground
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
based on; built on; made from
weave; weaving; woven item
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee
first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matter
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
all (there is); as long as there is
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust someone's civility; to give up (on someone)
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful