time around sunset; early evening
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
girl; baby girl; schoolgirl; girl pupil
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
quotation; citation; reference
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
evening meal; dinner; supper
one's stomach rumbles; one's stomach growls
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
Pisces (12th zodiacal sign); the Fish; the Fishes
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
base; basis; bedrock; platform
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
intelligence operative; spy
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
financials; on the funding (capital) side
to be able to manage somehow or other
to happen to hear; to overhear
continuing to pitch; staying at one's post; staying on at work