property; fortune; assets
weak point; unskillfulness
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
drifting; drift; being adrift
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
shoulder strap (on a dress)
suits for gentlemen; menswear
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
electricity; (electric) light
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)