wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
antique-looking; looking hoary with patina
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
seventh day of the month; seven days
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to continue without end; to go on to eternity
town; city; municipal; urban
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
load; loading; weight (of a load)
substantial matter; significant item
deep emotion; strong feelings
scale; scope; plan; structure
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
straight course; straight-way; a straight
black lustre; black luster
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation