cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
bare livelihood; subsistence
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick
wise saying; famous saying
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
king; monarch; ruler; champion
papier mâché; player who is not a dealer (in cards)
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
failure; mistake; blunder
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
consolation party (held after failure or defeat)
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp