to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
stairs; stairway; staircase
close to the wall; alongside the wall
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
all; entire; whole; altogether
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to trample down; to devastate
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)