>дым стоял коромыслом primarily means that there was a party with loud noise, a lot of smoking, drinking etc.
>-то is an emphasizing particle with no standalone meaning. It means that [unlike others,] SHE was doing everything like...
>светлая мечта - What kind of dream is this? Happy? Happy, lofted
>дела мои шли, в свою очередь, далеко не блистяще, было не до брюк 1st of all, it must be блестяще. Дела идут не блестяще means that [her] own business [or life circumstances] are not good (and therefore she has other more important problems to deal with than trousers.)
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Date: 2008-10-11 07:23 am (UTC)>-то is an emphasizing particle with no standalone meaning. It means that [unlike others,] SHE was doing everything like...
>светлая мечта - What kind of dream is this? Happy?
Happy, lofted
>дела мои шли, в свою очередь, далеко не блистяще, было не до брюк
1st of all, it must be блестяще. Дела идут не блестяще means that [her] own business [or life circumstances] are not good (and therefore she has other more important problems to deal with than trousers.)