to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
treating someone like a child
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
lion's den; very dangerous place or situation; (lit.) tiger's den
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to be free; to be available
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
natural virtue; personal virtue
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
opening of a park (theme park, botanical garden etc.)
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
along the river; riverside
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
27th day of the month; 27 days