fixed amount (of money); fixed sum; flat sum
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
maintenance; preservation; improvement
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
reason; cause; circumstances
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
to move (house); to change residence
selling (real-estate) lots
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
made-to-order; custom-made
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
apartment building; housing complex
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
landowner; landlord; landlady
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to push aside; to brush aside