rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
living in a group; communal living; community life
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to whine; to make feeble complaints
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to follow another's example
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to be able to manage somehow or another
suits for gentlemen; menswear
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
selection; choice; option
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
dressing room; fitting room
to look young; to seem young
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
winter vacation; winter holidays
to show up; to appear; to turn up
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
contradiction; inconsistency
to accompany; to go with; to go together
exactly as stated; verbatim