riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
ignorant of the ways of the world
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
charming; fascinating; attractive
companion; partner; spouse
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
fair price; reasonable price
price; cost; value; worth; value
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick