craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to peel off and fall; to flake away
repair work; renovation work; restoration work
evident; plain; distinct; clear
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
meaning; connotation; denotation
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
half and half; fifty-fifty
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to boil strongly; to be excited
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
runner-up; second (in a race)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
father; dad; husband; you; he
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
estimate (of costs); budget
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move