because of; owing to; due to
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to be hot on a person's heels
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
irritation; annoyance; frustration
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities