year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
spinning mill; cotton mill
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff
to be smeared; to be covered
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to indicate; to show; to point to
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
companion; company; tritagonist
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to be infected; to be contagious
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
invisibly; secretly; privately
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to give directions; to issue instructions
to suffer from tuberculosis
silence (not speaking); muteness
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
laundry; laundromat; launderette
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly