to be expensive; to be costly
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
knitting; knitted material; crochet
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
almost every day; almost daily
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
reporting, contacting, and consultation
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
overprescription; overmedication; drug dependence
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
frequency (of occurrence)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to not take seriously; to take lightly
deep regret; great disappointment
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to leave as it is; to defer
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject