increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
amount of money; sum of money
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
again; once more; a second time
willpower; energy; vitality
economic; financial; fiscal
to pass (of time); to elapse
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
agricultural community; farm village; rural
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
attractiveness; charm; amiability
first meeting; first interview with
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
soldier; combatant; warrior
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in