encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
recovery; return to form; regaining one's (usual) form; demodulation
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
at the window; by the window; next to the window
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
to be hairy (of a person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (of vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (of a person); to be dull
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
widower; divorced man not remarried
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
on time; on schedule; punctually
borscht (soup, usu. made with beetroot); borsch
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to rest one's chin in one's hands
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently