volume sales; volume retail
apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
farsightedness; hyperopia; hypermetropia; far-sightedness
landed farmer; owner farmer
(death from) starvation; starving to death
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
traveling alone and with little luggage (travelling)
vague recollection; faint memory
to engage in prostitution
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
to set about preparations
sexual prodigy; stud; Don Juan
synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber; chemical fibre
goods offered to a person in distress
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to complete most of something; to take a concrete shape; for the most important parts to be done; (lit.) the nose and eyes are in place
typical; standard; fixed; stereotyped
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
scrotum; testicles; scrotal; (arch.) pinecone; (arch.) pine cone
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
pebble; round stone; boulder
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
Hominini; tribe comprising humans, chimpanzees and bonobos
pick-up artist; masher; skirt chaser
joints; points (of a speech)
for the present; for the time being; at present; in the meantime
unseasonable weather; fickle weather; bad weather
living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency
quick-witted; quick to understand
both eloquent and skilled
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones