| a bad reputation
to be in bad odour |
| poor
impoverished
in straitened circumstances
to retrench
to be thrifty in daily spending |
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| to teach by personal example |
| going against the law
illegal |
| to lay the foundation to start a career |
| to give advise to somebody by using one's own experience |
| to be upright and faithful |
| to take account of others |
| all alone
a lonely guy |