easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
up in a tree; in the trees
to compose; to put together
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
rope; cord; policeman's rope
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
until now; so far; up to the present
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
present (brought by a visitor); gift
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to ask; to enquire; to query
now that; since; so long as; because
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
even though; despite; when
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
in comparison to; rather than
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
of course; certainly; naturally