Walls for colder seasons

[Dawali Amara]

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Idiom question: In Norwegian there's an expression called "et steinkast unna" which translates to "a stone's throw away/clear of/apart", and means "not that far away". Is this a valid expression in English as well? Because my dictionary translated "steinkast" to "stone's throw" but the idiom might still not work. It made me curious! Also, sorry for the crapness >> Word Count: 334 come dance with the west wind and touch on the mountain tops Working with the pickaxes proved efficient, and soon they had created a small hole in the ground, and it was growing. His arms told him he had not been good enough at maintaining their strength throughout the summer. There had been enough to do in the warmer months, that wasn't it. But the tasks had required much more of his legs and back than his arms in particular. Also, Dawali liked to practice his skill with the bow during his spare time, and he had found no time to do so lately. When the tribe had been hunting with their younger members he'd certainly noticed the difference. The bow had been not as used and his arms not as strong, but he had managed. Now they ached, but he granted them no attention; he had a task, and he was going to finish it. Stopping for a moment, he visually estimated the size of the hole before looking at the trunks lying not far away. It would need to deepen, probably. But the width was probably fine. Striding over, stick in hand, he intended to measure it more thoroughly. He didn't want to make mistakes. He marked the width of a trunk on the stick, and measured it against the width of the hole at their feet. "This width should do nicely, but perhaps it should be deeper, so we're certain it doesn't topple?" One thing was certain: he wasn't exactly going to dig all the holes first, and then fill in trunks in each of them, for that he was too impatient. No, he wanted to see their plan put into life, and to test if it would work. After all, digging all the holes first and putting the trunks in later, that would be a total waste of time if their technique didn't work, right? That was what he told himself, but he was certain it would work, and knew that he was impatient. It was like his birthday all over again.

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