hard (life); tough (world)
society; the world; the times
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
general idea; concept; notion
24 hours; twenty-four hours
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)