since then; from that time; ever since
household economy; family finances
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
position; job; employment; opening
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
contact; touch; contact lens
rebel; traitor; insurgent
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
unqualified; without qualifications
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
Chinese prickly-ash (Zanthoxylum bungeanum); Sichuan pepper (spice); Szechuan peppercorn
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)