deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
president (of a society); chairman
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
fee; charge; rate; material
loading; stacking the wall of tiles to one's advantage
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle