eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
to take away; to carry away
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
drinking party; get-together
tottering steps; drunken staggering
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
casual speech; peer language; informal language
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
large country; great nation; major power; great power
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
particulars; details; specified items
you; (arch.) your residence
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
present (brought by a visitor); gift
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
distress; wretched condition
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
armament; soldier's equipment