cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
that; the matter in question
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to accept; to receive; to agree
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
beyond this point; from now on; after this
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
beyond that point; after that
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
reality; actuality; hard fact
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
world; society; people; the public
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
rather; better; instead; if anything