spending the night in a car, train, bus, etc.
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
alternately; in turn; one after the other
joints; points (of a speech)
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
vitality; ability to earn a living
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
somewhat below; slightly below
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
to rain incessantly; to downpour
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
worried look; worried expression
towering; astonishingly high
gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture; salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
condition; state of preservation
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
pannier (clothing); hoop skirt
spirit residing in the ground
(for one's stomach) to rumble
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad