being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
every street corner; every crossing
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
on hand; readily available
old clothes; secondhand clothing
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
glad countenance; joyful look
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
in succession; one after another
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
another time; some other time
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
once in a lifetime; once in one's life