sheeting; sheathing board; cover
reference line; base line; baseline; datum line
seal over the edges of adjacent sheets; tally impression
to pay out of one's own pocket
fruits of one's labour; (lit.) crystals of sweat
cultural center; cultural centre
brush strokes; manner of using a brush; use of a pen; penmanship
to have tears in one's eyes; to be unable to stop crying
baby backpack; back-mounted baby carrier; sling
uncool; bad-looking; unattractive; unsophisticated; provincial; hick
phonetic symbol; phonogram; phonetic script
toll-free number; free dial (e.g. device or combination lock that can be set to any number)
slightly off; not quite good enough; slightly wild-looking (e.g. fashion)
ideogram; ideograph; ideographic script
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
binary number system; base-2
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
sheep skin; fleece; parchment
(chemical) body warmer; heat pad; hand warmer
calculating on paper; writing and arithmetic
administrative scrivener; notary public; paralegal qualified to prepare legal documents on administrative matters, e.g. immigration
sound of wind rustling in the pine needles (like waves)
local production for local consumption
what one likes, one will do well; you become good at what you like doing
smallish; on the small side
scrape-scrape; (with a) scraping sound
Engel's coefficient; proportion of one's income spent on food
every other day; every second day