ember; brand; stub (of used candle, match etc.)
body; physique; build; stature
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
and (also); both ... and; as well as
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
biological younger sister
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
passing through; through passage
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception