exposing; unmasking; laying bare
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
voluntary restraints; self-limitation
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
administration of justice
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
being left out; being ostracized
study group; study meeting
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
this and that; one thing or another
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
moderately; in moderation
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to detain; to check; to restrain
to whine; to make feeble complaints
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
departure time; flight time
to get out of bed; to show a leg
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
hieroglyph; hieroglyphic character
to get between; to be caught in
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
than; other than; except; but
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering