broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to fall off; to tumble down
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
possession (esp. of a territory)
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
I see; that's right; indeed
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
the other day; some time ago; recently
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
corridor; hallway; passageway
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage