calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
local specialty; special product (of a region)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
wood carving; wooden sculpture; woodcraft
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
question; inquiry; enquiry
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to tighten; to press hard
articles; supplies; parts
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
just past noon; afternoon
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
general term; generic name
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income