wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to talk; to chat; to chatter
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
literally; to the letter; literal
to launch a surprise attack
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
step; stride; counter for steps
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
place; situation; position; location
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
ground glass; frosted glass
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to