companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
rain and wind; driving rain
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to lie deep in; to extend far back
built-in; fixed; attached
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
Tigers (usu. sports team)
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to sink (into); to get depressed
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
wallboard; wall decoration
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)