to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
steady; sound; reliable; solid
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
thrift; economy; frugality
proposal; offer; request; application
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be able to manage somehow or another
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
please (give me); please (do for me)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; (lit.) to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least