| 1 | The sky-high price of houses forced many buyers to stint on food and clothes. | |
| 2 | The sky-high price of houses forced many buyers to stint on food and clothes. | |
| 3 | Tighten one's belt I spent too much money last month. I better tighten my belt this month or I will be in trouble. | |
| 4 | German consumers stayed thrifty as consumers from San Sebastián to San Francisco binged on debt. | |
| 5 | Yet the way Ms. Groner garnered her wealth was, in fact, more like one big, lucky gamble than a lifetime of scrimping and saving. |