to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
every month; each month; monthly
dozens; scores of; decades
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
one's share; one's portion
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse
affected part; diseased part; wound
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
bloodsucking; sucking blood
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of