boor; rustic; country bumpkin; lout
laxative; purgative; evacuant; loose bowels; diarrhea; diarrhoea
to hold a small dinner party
travelling incognito (traveling); quiet steps; creeping around
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
disjointed; frequently interrupted; in fits and starts
cake or snack served with tea
endurance contest; test of endurance
assistant; right-hand man; subordinate; (lit.) wifely role
wife who is older than her husband
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
useless resistance; vain struggle
formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed
to desperately cover up; to hide at all costs
whole family; all one's family
fusion point; melting point
to understand; to comprehend
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
handbag; purse; briefcase; attache case
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to degenerate; to lapse into
poppy seed; pinhead-like; small as ants
to be a matter of life or death
to go through formalities