to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
financial muscle; economic clout
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
leadership; initiative; spearhead
thermos bottle; vacuum flask
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
to be saved up (of money)
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
stringlike; thready; linear; filamentous; filiform
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
bringing; taking; carrying
to have troubles; to have concerns
consultation office; information center; bureau; agency
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
pain of love; love troubles
in spite of; regardless of
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
marriageable age; chance of marriage
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
married woman; another's wife