style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to make one's rounds; to patrol
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to understand (each other); to comprehend
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
lately; recently; nowadays
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to lie down; to throw oneself down
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with