to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
button (clothing); push-button; button
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to sweat and slave; to toil away
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
position; job; employment; opening
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to lie down; to throw oneself down
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
suspicion (of others); jealousy
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
(tip section of) chicken wing; second segment of chicken wing
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
par; equivalence; face value; parity
to be stingy; to be tightfisted; to look shabby; to appear wretched
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
making one's way in the world; (making a) living; (earning a) livelihood; business; trade; occupation