hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
to leave (a scene); to step away
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
talking while standing; standing around talking
a long time ago; long ago
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
talking about memories; reminiscences
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to be born; to come into the world
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to smile broadly; to grin widely
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
manner of using one's hands
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent