smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth
bill of exchange; draft; draught
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
all's right with the world; all is as it should be
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis); being penniless; being broke
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
to balance the accounts; to make consistent; to make coherent
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
although; but; even though; I wish that
to blame; to find fault with
sow evil and reap evil; evil acts bring evil outcomes
heaven's vengeance is slow but sure; heaven's net is wide and coarse, yet nothing slips through
to cry and beg for mercy; to apologize in tears
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
to smooth out; to straighten; to relax
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
(disreputable) recruiter of day laborers (labourers)
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
to drink (whisky, whiskey) straight
adding water; dilution with water
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
highball; whisky and soda
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
feeling of food or drink going down one's throat
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
detective agency; enquiry agency
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.
to replace; to substitute
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling