not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
success; prosperity; boom
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to employ; to hire; to charter
earnings from a part-time job
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
household economy; family finances
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to come back; to return; to recur
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
contrived; false-sounding
one more time; once more; once again
to look upwards; to look up
employment (long term); hire
laryngeal prominence; Adam's apple
monetary; financial; pecuniary
compelling force; legal force
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
bank; banking institution
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex