Crime and Punishment -- Irena -- 20150915 We talked about the second chapter of Crime and Punishment. It started to become more interesting. Vocabularies: sympathy: I have a sympathy towards/with the old man. widower: A man who has lost his wife. cleft palates: An inherited disease. Corrections: feel the worry in someone: The old man felt the worry in Raskolnikov. Note that it is not "feel the worrisome/worriness" in someone". upfront with: The old man was upfront with Raskolnikov about his shamelessness. Not "upfront to him". stand up: Her step-mother stood up to defend her. Not "stand out". Pronunciation: scoundrel: "skun" + "drow". Fun facts: Sonia means "wisdom". It also has tender version, which is Sonicka or Sonjička. Raskolnikov in Russian means "split apart".