to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
phone duty; being on call
to follow another's example
inside; interior; inner part
dwelling; house; residence; address
to pile up; to accumulate
proof; proof sheet; galley proof
tag; slip; label; sticker
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)
materials; data; document
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
scene; view; prospect; outlook
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to indicate; to show; to point to
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
in that way; like that; that way
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host