to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
brat; kid; urchin; little devil
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to trample; to crush underfoot
Tsiolkovskii; Tsiolkovsky
fluent (in a language); flowing
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to look away; to turn away
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
content-free chat; idle gossip
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
to be discouraged; to shrink from
poo; poop; doo-doo; caca; whoopsie
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata)
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup