abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
nightlife; night amusements
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
Christoff; Christoph; Christophe; Kristof
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
theatre-going; theater-going
scilla (plant); Syrah (wine grape variety)
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
to call each other; to call out to one another
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
of course; certainly; naturally