profitable plan; good plan
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to wring the neck; to strangle
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
beyond one's means or position
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
even if ...; even supposing that ...
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
region; limits; stage; level
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
thought; consideration; thinking
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
overhasty; rash; premature
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
transactions; dealings; business
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
otherwise; if not; or else
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
quite absurd thing; something ridiculous that makes one laugh; extremely irritating thing
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
as a child; when one was a child; childhood