holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
simple wedding; modest wedding
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to be pretentious; to put on airs
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
actual expenses; out-of-pocket expenses; cost price
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
arbitration; intercession; mediation
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
woman who likes comics depicting male homosexual love
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
second marriage; remarriage
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
himself; yourself; herself
at a loss for words; stumped for words
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
coastal waters; adjacent seas
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to go past; to pass; to pass by
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
victim; injured party; sufferer
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
migratory fish; straddling fish stocks
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing