frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse
house; dwelling; human habitation
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
south wind; southerly wind; (arch.) summer
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
all; everyone; everybody; everything
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
germ; germs; bacteria; something harmful; vermin
defilement; impurity; object (perceived with the mind or the senses); one billionth
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
roof tile; tiled roof; objects crowded together (e.g. houses)
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
concern; solicitude; consideration
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
Chinese windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei); Chusan palm; hemp palm
galvanized sheet iron (galvanised)
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
to finish ...; to do ... completely
irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny