skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
sobering up; method of sobering up
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
green calabash; unripe gourd; scrawny, pale person; sallow-faced person
beautiful woman; pretty girl
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
school; school building; schoolhouse
our country; our land; one's own country
invitation; introduction; temptation
research funds (expenses)
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
hard (life); tough (world)
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
information; experience; knowledge; observation
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
wealth and poverty; rich and poor
in spite of; regardless of
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
floral decoration; floral ornament
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate