to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
really; truly; indeed; good grief
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case