the first star to appear in the evening
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
study; library; den; home office; reading room
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to throw open; to leave open
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
drinking bout; merrymaking
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
facial flushing; drink-reddened face; having a hoarse voice after drinking; raspiness caused by over-drinking
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
evening; night; nighttime
present (brought by a visitor); gift
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
gambling den; gambling house
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to shake one's head (in denial)
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to breathe in and breathe out
while alive; during one's lifetime
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
short pause; short interval
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game