prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
face; looks; vestiges; trace
sad; wretched; deplorable
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
(feather) duster; dusting
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to like; to love; to be fond of
item; something that one "just has to have"
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
to watch over; to watch attentively
every evening; night after night
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
native people; aboriginal; indigenous people
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
stuffing; mounting; stuffed animal
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
disclosure; exposure; revelation
third stage; three stages
bottom step; bottom stair; last line; last column; bottom row (e.g. drawers)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
storage space (esp. in a home)
dustballs; cotton dust; fluff; flecks of fibre (fiber)
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
rubber band; elastic band
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to pass away; to join the majority; (lit.) to enter the death register
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to hold fast; to protect to the end
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting