to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
such; this sort of; like this
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
greeting; a fine thing to say
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
time; hour; period; class
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant