Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gosudarstvennyi Ermitazh; Hermitage Palace
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
volume-sales electronics retailer; electronics retail store
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
to badger; to pester; to beg
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
first business conducted by retailers in the New Year
cosmetics; toilet articles
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
leather shoes; leather boots
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to this extent; to this degree; this much
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)