to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
apartment building; housing complex
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
because; the reason why is
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to project; to stick out; to stand out
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
dwelling; house; residence; address
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
the Industrial Revolution
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
although I say; although one might say; although called
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
destruction; collapse; crumbling