worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
trouble; bother; annoyance
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
how; in what way; how about; questionable
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
thermos bottle; vacuum flask
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
blood relationship; blood relative
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
threatening letter; intimidating letter
ticket counter; ticket office; box office
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to trace back to (the origins of something)
thick soles; thick-soled footwear
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive