wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
while moving; on the move
to amuse oneself; to make merry
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
to move (house); to change residence
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
simply; merely; only; solely
surname; family name; last name