to look old; to become musty; to wear out
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
president (of a society); chairman
performance of one's official duties
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
grey moustache; white beard
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
competing companies; rival companies
countermeasure; counter-measure
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
to compose; to put together
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
readjustment; realignment
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
certainly; surely; definitely
dispersing; breaking up; running away
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
what do you want?; can I help you?
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
person of doubtful origin
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to fold up; to fold into layers
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
thick makeup; heavy makeup