wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
capital; funds; seed money; asset
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
divorce; dissolution of adoption
lifting (a child) high up in the air
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
strong interaction; strong force
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
noxious gas; poisonous gas; toxic fumes
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
one by one; in detail; minutely
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
step; stride; counter for steps
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to part left and right; to open out
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
bowel movement; evacuation; understanding
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent