Vocabulary

night stall; night shop; night fair

reading; readout (computer)

Hades; land of the dead; netherworld

every evening; night after night

forever and ever

to lean against; to recline on; to lean on

dead of night; middle of the night

your coming; coming with happy news; your presence

week after next

overproduction

wasteful spending; lavish spending; dissipation

prosperous; flourishing; thriving

excelling; surpassing; outdoing

amphibious animal

double-sword fencing; two-sword fencer

both; two each

gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous

reaching a decision by using a circular letter; reaching a decision via a document circulated to all employees

severe; intense; awe-inspiring; commanding

biting (cold); severe; intense; piercing

in heaps

ostentatious; gaudy; showy

notables; dignitaries; illustrious families

extremely cold

clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright

tired out

strainer; colander; filter

Russia

speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)

to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely

easy-to-understand

to be divided (of a house, nation, etc.); to quarrel and separate

I; me; myself

to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to stream (out); to bubble up

expressly; especially; specially; taking the trouble (to do); going to the trouble of (doing); going out of one's way (to do)

forgetful; oblivious of; negligent

forget-me-not (esp. the water forget-me-not, Myosotis scorpioides)

taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; wabi

miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless

solitary life; wretched abode