sheeting; sheathing board; cover
reference line; base line; baseline; datum line
seal over the edges of adjacent sheets; tally impression
to pay out of one's own pocket
fruits of one's labour; (lit.) crystals of sweat
cultural center; cultural centre
brush strokes; manner of using a brush; use of a pen; penmanship
to have tears in one's eyes; to be unable to stop crying
baby backpack; back-mounted baby carrier; sling
Egyptian civilization (civilisation)
uncool; bad-looking; unattractive; unsophisticated; provincial; hick
advertising insert (e.g. in a newspaper); inserted flyer
phonetic symbol; phonogram; phonetic script
Mesopotamian civilization (civilisation)
toll-free number; free dial (e.g. device or combination lock that can be set to any number)
slightly off; not quite good enough; slightly wild-looking (e.g. fashion)
ideogram; ideograph; ideographic script
to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to press oil
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
binary number system; base-2
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
verification of accounts; checking figures; arithmetic check
university library; college library
mixing and matching (clothes, accessories, etc.); wearing of an item of clothing in many different combinations
sheep skin; fleece; parchment