wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
former years; formerly; a few years ago
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to serve; to work for; to attend
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
results; record; grades; marks
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
late at night; at a late hour
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
counter for books; volume
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
many; much; plenty; hardly
to fly around; to scatter
caller; visitor; company; guest
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
various articles; various items; various kinds
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy