to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
for show; for appearance's sake; ostentatiously; to look good
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
carpentry; woodworking; woodwork
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
to care for someone; to look after someone
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
one large ...; a great ...