ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
well-bred; of good upbringing
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
somehow or other; for some reason or another
original story; original version; this volume
streaking (i.e. running naked in a public place)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to waste time; to kill time
getting points (e.g. in games, shopping)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
to refuse; to reject; to deny
long ago; previous; of a former age
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
to replace; to move; to change the position of
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
already; now; no longer; not any more
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to become red; to redden; to blush
wearing nothing but an apron; being nude except for an apron