to charge to the company; to put on an expense account; to write off as an expense
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
heartstrings; innermost soul
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to amuse oneself; to make merry
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to become keen on; to get passionate about
to strike each other; to come to blows; to fight; to say (useless things, facetious remarks, etc.) to each other
very interesting; of great interest
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
with a (light) slapping sound
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
everything; anything; nothing
to have an eye on; to zero in on
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these