to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth
disheveled hair; unravelled hair
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
family; members of a family
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
March; third month of the lunar calendar
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
child; childish person; immature person
to jump at; to be attracted by
really; truly; indeed; good grief
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
I see; that's right; indeed
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
invitation; introduction; temptation
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to have one's teeth set on edge; to get loose teeth
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
to be embarrassed; to lose face
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion