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saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing

1

wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good

3

cheap lodging house

1

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

1

food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life

1

another person; others

1

point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points

1

maintenance; preservation; improvement

4

show; display; pretensions; pose; posture

3

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

1

grade

1

borrowing; debt; loan

1

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

3

to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor

1

plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full

3

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

1

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

2

broke; poor; short; skint; having no money

2

what to do

1

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

1

antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling

2

to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

15

imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

2

freedom; liberty

1

to engrave; to carve out

1

guardian; custodian

8

salary; wages; pay

6

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

4

compensation; equivalent value; consideration

5

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

1

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

1

to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

4

company employee; office worker; white-collar worker

1

labor; labour; work; Labour Party

1

system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation

1

depravity; corruption; degradation

1

fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence

6

experimental

1

introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part

1

listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking (a company) public; performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation

1

head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team

1

annual income

1

5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many

1

aura

2

Marle

1

albedo; reflectivity; albedo; pith; mesocarp

1

opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

1