slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
everyday life; daily life
direct connection; direct link
department store; department
scale; scope; plan; structure
daily necessities; everyday goods
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
Imperial Russia (1721-1917); Tsarist Russia
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
high fashion brand; designer brand
down-market; popular; mass-market
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need
to keep away; to keep at a distance
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
three persons; three parties
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (suit)
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit