machine parts; machinery; equipment
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
presumption; assumption; estimation
operation; functioning; running
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
upper floor (of a high-rise building)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible
right under; directly below
visual confirmation; sighting
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
keep up your strength; chin up!
complexion; colour; color; blood red
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
overhasty; rash; premature
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger