wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
how; in what way; by what means
both hands; both arms; ten
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
counter for chairs or seats
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to attack; to assault; to assail
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to recall; to remember; to recollect
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to be helpful; to be useful
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
convenient; handy; useful
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
pessimism; disappointment
promising without due consideration
society; the world; the times
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)