to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
very popular; highly favoured
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
type of illegal loan charging 10% interest every 10 days; dealt hand consisting of 1-point cards and one single 10-point card
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
many; numerous; various; large number of
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
world; society; people; the public
to be surprised; to be astonished
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
one's possessions; ownership
to gather; to collect; to assemble
connection; link; relationship
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
will; testament; last request
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
official announcement; proclamation
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
inheritance; succession to property
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
in succession; one by one
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around