large amount of money; great cost
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to search for; to seek for; to look for
in the end; at the end of the day
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
just a handful; only a small number (of)
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
entreaty; supplication; petition
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
rising; ascending; climbing
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
don't talk nonsense; (lit.) sleep talk after you go to sleep
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
risky; dangerous; insecure
just because; even if; even though
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
difference; variation; difference
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
interruption; suspension; break
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
fifth day of the month; five days
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways