thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
bright red; crimson lotus flower
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
father and mother; parents
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
way of solving (a problem); solution
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to become frayed; to become loose
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
superiority complex; sense of superiority
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
phosphorous light; ignis fatuus; will-o'-the-wisp
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)