remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
major cleanup; spring cleaning
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
is something that; is that which
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
breakthrough; great discovery
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
color scheme; colour scheme
one part; one portion; one section
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating