thief; robber; burglar; bandit
treasure house; storage for valuable property
dancing or jumping for joy
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
expatiation; enlargement (e.g. on a point); elaboration; clear explanation; paraphrasing
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
bored; having nothing to do; idle
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
maid; helper; help; assistance
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
with a clink (click, clack)
watchtower; watch tower; lookout tower
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
reduced scale; scaling down
click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
soldier; combatant; warrior
to throw into; to dump in together
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
contrary to one's expectations; to one's surprise
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
less than ...; smaller ...
talking while standing; standing around talking
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
black sheep (of a family); ostracism