exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
military officer; naval officer
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining; immediately agreeing with someone else; pandering
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
reproachful; hateful; bitter
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
(the art of) storytelling
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
going downstream (in a boat)
to look forward to something
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to get late; to advance; to wear on
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to join forces; to cooperate
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to be impressed; to greatly admire
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird