paints; painting material
towering; astonishingly high
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
first generation; founder
copycat criminal; copycat crime
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to rebuild; to reconstruct
business conditions; trade conditions; financial situation
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to move (house); to change residence
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
to work as; to pursue as a vocation
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
undertaker's office; funeral home; funeral parlor
burned down; entirely destroyed
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
care; precaution; guarding; caution
fire brigade; fire company
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
ventilation fan; extractor fan
separate; special; another; separately
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
domino (game); dominoes; domino effect