Cranky today = easily annoyed and upset Unjust inflictor

Scuttle no nimbly through the labyrinthine corridors of Ministries = move quickly with small steps, nimbly = quick and exact in movement
Stowed it away in his pocket = to put something in safe place so that it can be used in the future
Inextricably mixed up with fornication = to have sex with someone you have not married
Consorting with prostitutes = vaqt o’tkazmoq
Mere debauchery = bad sexual behavior
The unforgivable crime was promiscuity = kop sex qilmoq
Advocated complete celibacy for both sexes = not having sexual intercourse
She seemed to wince and stiffen = to show pain moving your head back and forth
No need to conspire = yashirin ish qilmoq
Slogging through dreary jobs = qattiq ishlamoq
Cadging a saccharine tablet = tekinga olmoq
Darning worn-out sock = tikib o’z holiga keltirish
Underfed people shuffled to and fro in leaky shoes = teshik, yirtiq
Instant he had flattened it out = tekislamoq
Rendezvous somewhere in Siberia = meeting place
Wiped out in the purges =
Balmness of the April air = something gives you comfort
The whole street was in commotion = sudden period of noise and talash topalon
He kicked the thing into the gutter = suv oqadigan ariq yolni chetida boladi
Sordid swarming life of the streets was going on = unpleasant and dirty, swarming = otayotgan, swarm = move in large groups
From their grimy swing doors = dirty
Their anodyne = intended to avoid causing offence or disagreement, especially by not expressing strong feelings or opinions
Swished beer into thick glasses = quymoq, swish = move quickly in the air.
Bloke = ordinary man
His accent less debased = to reduce the quality of
Slid the coveted thing into his pocket = to want so much
Much of a bulge = chiqib turmoq, curved shape sticks out from the surface
Reconnoitering the street before stepping out of the door = razvedka qilmoq
Shirking an evening at the center = to avoid your work
The serious piece of folly = stupidity
Actuated by officiousness = dimagdorlik