serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
and yet; though; when; in spite of
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
listings magazine; (lit.) information magazine
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
Chinese-style stir-fry containing green peppers and meat; pepper steak (US)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
(bank) balance; remainder
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
large amount of money; great cost
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
deemed; presumptive; imputed
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function