not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to suck up to; to curry up to someone
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to become poor; to be poor
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
to eke out a living; to get a bare livelihood; to live from hand to mouth
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
permutation; lining up in order; linear arrangement
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to subsist; to keep on living
wherein; therein; thereinto
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
certainly; surely; definitely
to attempt; to test; to try out
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up