dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
how long; how far; how much
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
at that time; in those days
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
good old; good old-fashioned
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
difficult to ...; hard to ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
panorama; panoramic painting
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to dye; to colour; to color
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving