advancing money; temporary payment for someone else; payment on behalf of another party, with the expectation of being reimbursed later
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to live; to reside; to inhabit
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
lifelike; exact resemblance
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to help each other; to cooperate
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
evening; night; nighttime
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
to add (to); to add on; to append
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable