circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
public bathhouse; bathhouse proprietor
right beside; close to; nearby
along; parallel to; in accordance with
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
long ago; already; a long time ago
indeed; really; truly; very much
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
at first; initially; in the beginning
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
burning-hot tongs; red-hot tongs
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
just because; even if; even though
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
police; police officer; police station