cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to pick up; to find; to gather
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
second (unit of time); arc second
slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding
scene; view; prospect; outlook
to repeat; to do something over again
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
until now; so far; up to the present
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
school building; schoolhouse
the reverse; other side; lining
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
red clay; tuff loam; dark-red paint
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
ten (long cylindrical things)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust