childish; child-like; innocent; naive
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
workshop; studio; atelier
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to find fault with; to question
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
knowing; (an) acquaintance
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
trade; buying and selling
one's home country; one's homeland
to continue to work; to work away (at)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
diplomatic; diplomatically
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)