contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
important points; main points
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
item; something that one "just has to have"
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
Lights are usually followed by shadows
research expenses; research costs
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
ignorant of the ways of the world
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
period of youth; while young
occupation; calling; livelihood
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
all you want; as much as one wants
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
choices; alternatives; options
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to become inverted; to become reversed
bolt from the blue; great surprise
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty