Vocabulary

clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather

nursing (a patient)

pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor

repair; mending

completion; finish

basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...

little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger

water vapour; water vapor; steam

measurement; size; extent; dimension

fast-talking; rapid talking

suspension of water supply; water outage

conclusion; decision; judgement; declaration

(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta

gun; firearm

amount; quantity

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

soon; before long; shortly; in the near future

encyclopedia; encyclopaedia

to pull out; to take out; to draw out; to withdraw

gloss; luster; lustre; shine; sheen; polish

daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do

speech; expression; wording; language

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die

to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke

house for rent

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof

shade; shadow

to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

basin (e.g. between mountains)

pillow; bolster

date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day

chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); stovepipe

in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see

dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to summon; to page; to invoke (e.g. a spirit)

faucet; tap

terminus; last stop (e.g. train)