intelligence gathering; information gathering
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
having no money; lack of money
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
urgent; pressing; exigent
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
sundry; various; assorted
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
something like ...; something called ...
for example; for instance; e.g.
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received; closed won
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
day after day; day in and day out; every single day