poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
pre-war days; before the war
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
nightlife districts; drinking districts
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
married woman; another's wife
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
adult video actor specialising in bukkake
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
synchronization; synchronized swimming
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to sit silently at a meeting
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group)
another; different; something else
to speak; to hear a voice
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
being lost in deep thought
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
a few people; small number of people
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
delete (proofreader's mark)
to dash off; to write freely
consequently; as a result