Vocabulary

to talk about someone behind their back; to backbite

financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence

in truth; in actuality; at heart

having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of

even a homely girl looks beautiful at the peak of her youth; even coarse tea tastes good when freshly brewed

just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth

preoccupied; distracted

cannot handle (it) any longer; fed up with; enough is enough

I think, therefore I am; cogito, ergo sum

Schrödinger's cat

simple; straightforward; problem-free

canceled only in case of heavy rain

study hard while you are young; boys grow old easily but getting learned is harder

there isn't a moment to be wasted; every moment is precious; make hay while the sun shines

I love you

a poor man has no time for leisure; there is no rest for the poor

having a strong alkaline taste; harsh to the taste

my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences

approximate age

I don't know; I don't understand

heaven helps those who help themselves

the pen is mightier than the sword

a jack of all trades is a master of none

the pot calling the kettle black; the goop in the eye laughing at the snot in the nose

speech is silver, silence is golden

strike while the iron is hot

playing while the cat is away; taking a break while the boss is out; doing what one wants when one is (finally) alone; relaxing while the demon is out

casting off the drudgery of everyday life and doing as one pleases; kicking back

to get moldy; to get mouldy

if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play

to perform anal sex (between men); to bugger; to sodomize; to sodomise

Annunciation Day; Lady Day

Immaculate Conception

locked in a grapple

to hang (something) on the wall

once you're dead, that's it

once you're dead, that's it

to have an accident; to meet with an accident

law of thermodynamics; laws of thermodynamics

first law of thermodynamics