to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
indirection; indirectness
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
control of the air; air supremacy
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
one's way back; one's way home
enemy territory; hostile place
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to hammer out the details; to work out details
critical moment; do-or-die situation
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
sign; indication; omen; symptom
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
pitch dark; total darkness
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly