permanence; forever unchanging
age thirty; one's thirties
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
mature woman; middle-aged woman
to look around; to look towards (us)
owner (esp. of a business)
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
drunken sickness; getting sick from drinking; drunken frenzy; becoming violent or disorderly when drunk
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
redoing; doing over again
tottering steps; drunken staggering
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
ditch; drain; gutter; gap (between cutting guides)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
leather cover; leather binding
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)