Vocabulary

to leave one's seat

never ceasing; never ending

unceasing; never-ending; endless

in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short

sitting up all night; staying up all night

to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone

time to pay the piper; time to pay the land tax (in kind)

to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do

to have foresight; to be farsighted; to be nimble-witted

to depend on someone for food and lodging

tip of the iceberg

to come to nothing; to be wasted; to fall through; to end without result

to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away

to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure

to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)

two incompatible things (or people); (going together like) oil and water

rain that starts to fall as though trying to prevent a guest from leaving; well-timed shower (which prevents a guest from leaving)

without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible

being widely talked about as a prominent prospect (for)

to become overly logical; to be hairsplitting

to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with

to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind

to become blue; to turn green

losing oneself; on top of the world; walking on air; frivolous

to visit less often

to lose all customers (visitors, etc.)

from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

just in case

to be stranded; to lose means of transportation

to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth

to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable

unprofitable; disadvantageous; not worth it

to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick

unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that

to go without saying

to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

to be in high spirits