employment (long term); hire
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to care for someone; to look after someone
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to employ; to hire; to charter
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
to be flexible; to be accommodating
promising without due consideration
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
endurance; perseverance; patience
a round; a turn; going around; first anniversary of a person's death
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
billboard; advertising sign
capital; funds; seed money; asset
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
several weeks; a few weeks
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
person in charge; official; attendant
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate