wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
one way or the other; either way
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
for the present; for the time being; at present; in the meantime
special training; intensive training; crash course
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
to be embarrassed; to lose face
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
the way back; the way home; return trip
to keep (a person) waiting
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to shout
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun