explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
water outlet; tap; faucet
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
talking while standing; standing around talking
good time to make a profit; most profitable season; peak time
cheap restaurant; eating place (house)
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
to rip out (and take); to tear out
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
providing information; provision of information; information provision
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression
sense of caution; wariness
clause; article; stipulations
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
blue and white; paleness; pallidness
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
fish-based cooking; fish dish
it's been a long time; long time no see
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
love triangle; eternal triangle
hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; having poor reception (radio, etc.)
one's mental make-up (structure)
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment