several times; a few times
long; drawn-out; very long
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; letting out stress; letting out feelings
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
to tell all; to give a full account
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to shave off; to scrape off
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress