20 years old; (arch.) twenty
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
must not (do); should not; do not; cannot
one's financial situation; one's finances; state of one's purse
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
ex post facto report; report after the event
in operation (of a machine, especially security cameras); in use; in action
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
(about) medium; middle; average
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
fixed-term payment (usu. insurance); stopping payment of installments (usu. insurance)
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
deadly serious; deadly earnest
training institute; school; driving school
acquisition of a qualification
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
absolute obedience; complete submission
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
in name only; titular; nominal
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to begin talking; to open up
chief editor; managing editor; manager; person in charge
disorder; chaos; confusion