respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
maid; helper; help; assistance
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
yourself; himself; herself
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to sell off; to sell completely
to solicit; to demand; to extort
two times; twice; two degrees
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
people; men and women; each person; everybody
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
national defence; national defense
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to hold one's tongue; to shut up