bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short
to chase; to run after; to pursue
drill; gimlet; awl; auger
stay of execution; suspended sentence
protracted war; war of attrition
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
to pay with one's own money; to pay out of one's own pocket
deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
degenerate; pervert; deviant
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
common raccoon (Procyon lotor)
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
castle; citadel; fortress; castle walls; enclosure
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains; to make efforts; to break a bone
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
brightness; splendour; splendor