... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
now that you say that; now that you mention it
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
being absorbed in reading
this sort of; this type of
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to care for someone; to look after someone
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
society; the world; the times
unfairness; injustice; partiality
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to have a talk; to tell a story
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger