event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
to complain; to pester; to plead; to beg
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
from the area (e.g. person or goods); local trader; local merchant; street tough; hoodlum controlling a territory (e.g. red light district, amusement area)
mistress; lover; prostitute
little finger; pinky; little toe
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
a round; a turn; going around; first anniversary of a person's death
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
clanging; empty; deserted
to get slightly dirty (all over)
discipline; training; teaching manners
leaving everything up to someone else
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general