three; three years of age
too much; excessively; too
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
tall figure; high stature
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
sales; selling; marketing
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
depression; recession; slump
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to forget completely; to leave behind
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
right under; directly below
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
back side; back end; posterior; rear
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around