to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
diplomatic; diplomatically
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
all night long; all through the night
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to be exposed to wind; to (go out to) get some air
personal; individual; private
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
maid; helper; help; assistance
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
comfort; consolation; diversion
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
means; way; method; measure
real thing; original; actual
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
in the background; not standing out
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice