to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
store; reserve; stock; savings
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
soon; before long; in the near future
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to be dispersed; to get separated
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
personal; individual; private
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing