to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
not caring; not giving a damn
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
one's first campaign; one's first battle
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
suspicious-looking; fishy
residence; housing; residential building
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
southern part; the south (of a region)
day laborer; day labourer
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
favorite; favourite; habitually used
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
carriage; movement (of the body)
work style; way of working
magazine; journal; periodical
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to sit knee to knee (with); to sit opposite each other; to have a congenial talk; to have a candid discussion
to make sense; to be meaningful
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to be saved up (of money)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion