to face on; to look out on to
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to burst open; to pop; to split
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
magnificent; grand; splendid; imposing
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to hang (something) on the wall
carving; engraving; chiselled features
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
distinctive; characteristic
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
later on; eventually; afterwards
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
back (side); back end; rear
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over