shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
seat at a table; place at a table
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
main question; real issue at hand
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
and then; and so; and; so then
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
of no interest; not interested
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
entreaty; supplication; petition
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous