extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
bumpkin; person from the country; unrefined person recently arrived from the countryside
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
chopping board; cutting board
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
after that; afterwards; thereafter
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
and; thereupon; because of that
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to refer to; to use as reference
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
society; the world; the times
landowner; landlord; landlady
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing