cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
considerably; fairly; quite
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
personal; individual; private
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
opposite; reverse; contrary
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
to be softened; to calm down
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to relax; to feel at home
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
participation; joining; entry; adherence
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
while; during (the time when)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
shopping; purchased goods
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to be surprised; to be astonished
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
shop; small store; business; firm
very interesting; of great interest
story; tale; talk; discussion
no, not like that (but like this)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
in comparison to; rather than