to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
breaking off; snapping off
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
counter seat; seat at the counter
cheap restaurant; eating place (house)
good old; good old-fashioned
high grade; special grade; classy
(edible) greens; leafy greens; vegetables
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
sparing life and taking life; letting live and killing
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
press corps; group of reporters
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
certain; definite; clear; credible
pineapple (Ananas comosus)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
such; like that; in that way
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
antique market; flea market
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
water trickling from rocks
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
rotation (usu. on an axis); turning; spin
reflective water surface; reflecting water
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
covered in mud; mud-caked