Blunders
Trends
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Spend or save
100

a type of fungus built up on damp walls

mould

100
of a fabric: covered in lines

striped

100

a device that can me moved; mobile device

portable device

100

mean; ungenerous:

stingy

200

cause (someone) to have a wrong idea or impression

mislead

200

shabby, untidey, dirty

scruffy

200

discover or identify something e.g. smell 

detect

200

a thing that is absolutely necessary

essentials

300

suffering from decay; gone bad (e.g. food)

rotten

300

additional; free of charge

complimentary

300

the quality or state of being calm and peaceful

tranquillity

300

a banking facility that allows you to withdraw more money from your account than you currently have, up to an agreed limit

overdraft

400
strenghten or support

reinforce

400

falling tendency

decline

400

time of restrictions e.g. during war or martial law

curfew

400

money that someone is given regularly by their employer or by the government to pay for a particular thing:

allowance

500

in a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect:

derelicit

500

a sudden powerful upward movement

surge

500

close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal:

surveillance

500

sparing or economical as regards money or food:

frugal