falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
to pile up; to accumulate
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
immediately; at once; instantly
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
autonomy; right of self-government
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
pupil; student; schoolchild
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
interruption; suspension; break
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
including (a cost) in a total calculation; appropriating (a sum of money); recording; allocating; booking
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
four-digit number; thousands column
reading partway; leaving half-read