principal occupation; core business
estimate (of costs); budget
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
machine parts; machinery; equipment
bed and food; eating and sleeping
great difference; major mistake
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
ten; 10; ten years of age
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
space (room, area, outer space)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
heaven and earth; top and bottom
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
how many years; how long; what year
to come home in triumph; to return to one's hometown in glory
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to flare up; to burst into flames