to wear glasses; to put on glasses
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
story; tale; talk; discussion
remaining silent; keeping secret
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
practicality; utility; usefulness
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to say; to be called; to do
to show up; to appear; to turn up
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
living; lifestyle; living room
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
ability; performance; efficiency
rest; break; recess; intermission
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
quality (of a product or a service)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
perception; sensing; noticing
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
marshland; wetland; swampland
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
sixth day of the month; six days
when it becomes; when it comes to
to drag on; to be delayed
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
proper; respectable; decent; honest