structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
bungalow; one-story house
nap room (in an office, fire station, etc.)
armory; armoury; ordnance department
adhesion; glueing; gluing; bonding; binding; adhering
company; corporation; workplace
foot; tootsie; tootsy; toddle; walk
will not do; do not; does not
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
(Russell) snowplow; track-clearing vehicle; carving a trail through deep snow (by foot when mountaineering)
safely; without incident; without mishap; in peace; peacefully; quietly
Caesarean section (Cesarean); C-section
corpulence; fatness; obesity
calamity; misfortune; disaster
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
patient; unhurried; leisurely
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
son and heir; son who will succeed one
hot topic; talk of the town
unmarried; not yet married
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly