(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
sorry to bother you, but ...
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
to happen to hear; to overhear
information board; building directory
to raise one's voice; to shout
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
impudent; shameless; brazen
hoarding; storing away (without using)
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
The Tempest (play by Shakespeare, sonata by Beethoven)
reading matter; reading material
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
person being waited for; person who waits
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
godparent; first person to give something its name
adopted daughter; foster daughter
seventh day of the month; seven days
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
the opposite direction; the other way
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying