how; in what way; I wonder
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
unable to resist; unable to suppress
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
(for the) first time in one's life
Queen of the Night (character in Mozart's Magic Flute)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to die; (lit.) to become a star
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
older employee who does not have much actual work
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
these guys; these fellows
attendance; presence; appearance
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
established practice; custom
sexual interest in young boys; boy love
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
high efficiency; high performance
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
innumerable; countless; numberless
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family