bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
nightlife; night amusements
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to lie down; to throw oneself down
waste of time; killing time
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
light from outside; natural light
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
country living; life in the country; country life
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
never mind!; don't worry about it
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely