to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to base something on; to make something the basis
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
older sister; elder sister
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
and; thereupon; because of that
ash; embers; complete destruction
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
probability; likelihood; chances
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
suddenly; all of a sudden
model (e.g. of a vehicle); type
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
nature; property; disposition
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
town; city; municipal; urban