weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk
like a part of the family
naturalization; naturalisation
of great promise; with a promising future
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
(strict) observance of the Buddhist precept of lifelong celibacy
filling (meal); heavy; solid; substantial
starting point; point of departure
drunken (e.g. brawl); under the influence of alcohol
maudlin drinker; person who is prone to crying when drunk
burning earth, e.g. for sterilization and converting compost
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
wet nurse; nursing mother
loud criticism; torrent of criticism; fierce denouncement (from many people); uproarious outcry
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
talk; story; conversation
reactionary tendency; revivalist mood; tendency to revert to old customs
ribbed fabric; corded fabric; ridged fabric; corduro; repp; rep
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
national hero; hero of the nation
outline; summary; gist; basic points
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
lumping together; putting all together
unrefined; tasteless; inelegant; prosaic; unpoetic; unromantic
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
separate; scattered; apart
Talas (Kazakhstan); Talus; Taras
secret meeting; secret conference
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
good-looking; fair; beautiful
unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank