relatively cheap; relatively inexpensive; on the cheap side; lowish (price)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
sympathy; compassion; pity
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
convenient; handy; useful
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
100,000; hundred thousand
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
water-resistant; waterproof
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
the very best; excellent; superb
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
experiment; experimentation
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
trial product; prototype model
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
having no money; lack of money
at least; at most; (even) just
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to escape from; to get out
monetary; financial; pecuniary
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
such ... as; or some such
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part