| be sparing(verb, restrain, manage, spare, save) |
| cheeseparing(feature, character, behavior) |
| curt(feature, character, behavior, shortness) |
| curtail(verb, reduce, save, skimp, economize) |
| cut corners(verb, expression, keep, maintain, restrain) |
| glutton(feature, character, behavior) |
| impoverished(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous) |
| keep(verb, maintain, manage, sustain, hide) |
| limited(adjective, slight, negligible) |
| low(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous) |
| make ends meet(verb, expression, idiom, keep, maintain) |
| preserve(verb, keep, sustain, protect, save) |
| save up(verb, phrasal verb) |
| slim(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous) |
| bare(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous) |
| be cheap(verb, save, skimp, economize) |
| be parsimonious(restrain, spare, withhold, skimp) |
| be stingy(verb, restrain, spare, squeeze, withhold) |
| begrudge(verb, restrain, spare, withhold, skimp) |
| churl |