calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
how; in what way; how about
how long; how far; how much
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to ask a question; to ask questions
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to fall ill; to be taken ill
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
abundant harvest; bumper crop
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
influencing (a person) for good
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to help each other; to cooperate
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
myself; yourself; I; me; you
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...