cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
number one; first; best; most; game; round
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
chance; opportunity; occasion
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
central government office; head office; this office
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
police questioning (of a suspicious person); police checkup
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
group; party; team; squad; section
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
behaviour; behavior; conduct
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
real estate agent; realtor
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
to try to do; to attempt to do
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK