not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to crack; to develop a crack
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
in proportion to; just as much as
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
one's house; one's home; one's family
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
(United States of) America; USA
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
bakery; baker; pastry shop
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
business; trade; operations; sales
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows