charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
experience; history; record; career
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
how; in what way; how about
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
time; season; period; phase; stage
decision; determination; resolution
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
grade; class; degree; magnitude
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
several years; a few years
business world; business circles; (the) industry
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
minimum; at the very least
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
hitting the maximum value of a numeric counter
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
maintenance; preservation; improvement
extremely dangerous; very risky; very awful; extremely terrible; amazing; terrific
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
supply; provision; service; supply
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady