volume sales; volume retail
apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
farsightedness; hyperopia; hypermetropia; far-sightedness
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
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
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
pebble; round stone; boulder
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
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
congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
cautious theory; conservative theory
of tender years; very young
malnutrition; malnourishment
cupboard or chest for tea implements