simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
comparison; something worthy of comparison
to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
raw materials; ingredient
traditional; customary; conventional
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
spring in full bloom; spring at its height
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
establishment; settlement
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
fragile item; broken article
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
wearing one's hair in braids
secret; private; surreptitious
right beside; close to; nearby
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering