indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); pardon; excuse; justification; making amends for a previous misdoing
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
10th day of the month; ten days
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
person who has committed suicide
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
astonished beyond words; speechless out of shock
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
absolutely; positively; decidedly
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
in one's own way or style
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
retirement at one's own request
to become excited; to grow lively
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
settlement; solution; resolution