cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
(living with) ease and comfort; easy street; life without financial worries
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to be silent; to say nothing
constitution; rules; regulation
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
means; way; method; measure
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
later on; eventually; afterwards