to employ; to hire; to engage
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
clearing one's throat; cough
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
I'm ready for anything; leave it to me; bring it!
fuel consumption; gas mileage
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
MP; magic point; military police (US, etc.); MP; member of parliament (UK, etc.); MP
consumption; expenditure; spending
amount used; quantity consumed; usage
equilibrium; good balance; poise
how much; how many; however
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to suck; to draw out; to aspirate; to start to suck; to begin sucking
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
earthwork; earthworks; laborer; labourer; navvy
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
(bank) balance; remainder
flat broke; stone broke; penniless
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue