losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
evening meal; dinner; supper
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
going through; going via; going by way of
grudge; complaint; reproach
as you can imagine; as imagined
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
mellow (flavor or fragrance; esp. of alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
professor; teaching; instruction
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
every evening; every night
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to talk to oneself; to mutter
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
in respect of; in regard to; as for
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder