retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
trifling; trivial; slight
estimate (of costs); budget
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
is something that; is that which
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
unicycle; monocycle; wheelbarrow
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
to cramp; to be cramped; to get a cramp (in)
The Three Little Pigs (fable)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
to bury; to embed; to implant
physical work; manual labour (labor)
groundwork; (lit.) laying the foundation
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
refinement; elegance; grace
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
plain; plateau; tableland
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
union; joining; conjugation
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure