acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
retrenchment; curtailment
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
one-plate meal; simple meal; austerity diet
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
health; healthy; sound; fit
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
something; some kind of; for some reason
adverse circumstances; adversity
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
labor; labour; manpower; working force
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
speech; expression; wording; language
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
way of eating; how to eat
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
cultivation; refinement; culture; education