faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
looking pale; looking unwell
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
changing one's clothes; a change of clothes
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
you; (arch.) your residence
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
administration; government; administrator; governor
complete; whole; perfect; safe
on the occasion of; at the time of
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
front; frontage; facade; main
with a friendly grin; smilingly