It's about time
Jainism views time as one of these, with 12 spokes corresponding to eras
A wheel
There are 3 Es in this verb meaning to come into view or rise from water
emerge
On "Seinfeld", Kramer wrote a book about this kind of table--it's also this kind of book & this kind of table
A coffee table
Keep it on the down low: "Harrius Potter et Camera Secretorum"
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Lego artist Nathan Sawayahas toured with an exhibit called "The Art of" this, what a single Lego is known as
The Brick
The Piraha people of the Amazon have limited conjugation of verbs, which as a result lack these time-indicating properties
tenses
"Cease" has 5 letters; this word that's paired with it in a legal term has 6
Desist
In 2008 Nebraska's Supreme Court ruled use of this device violated the state constitution's ban on cruel & unusual punishment
The electric chair
The first in a series by Jeff Kinney:
"Commentarii de Inepto Puero"
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Little Lego people are nicknamed minifigs & the first with multiple facial expressions were some of these Caribbean cutthroats
A Pirate
"Time is a measure of motion and of being moved", said this student of Plato
Aristotle
The stock markets love this word that can mean, among other things, spend time on & give power to
Invest
IKEA's Bekväm is this type of ladder: self-supporting, with a top cap connecting the front & rear rails
a stepladder
Hop to it:
"Fabella de Petro Cuniculo"
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
In 2014's Oscar-nominated "Lego Movie", this actor voiced a Lego construction worker named Emmet
Chris Pratt
In "The Tempest", Antonio says, "What's past is" this, also a word meaning preface
Prologue
The "P" is not silent at the end of this verb meaning to get back your losses
Recoup
Office chairs made by Knoll, founded in 1938, are an example of midmod design, short for this
mid-century modern
I do like it:
"Virent Ova! Viret Perna!!
Green Eggs and Ham
6-year-olds found it awesome when the USA's first of these opened in Carlsbad, California in 1999
Legoland
This word follows "space-time" to describe the 4-dimensional universe suggested by relativity theory
Continuum
As a means of making amends, it's sometimes done to "the beef"
Squash
It means you verbally expressed an idea clearly; it also is this type of portable ladder with a series of locking hinges
Articulate
A French fable:
"Regulus"
The Little Prince
In 2011 astronauts brought Lego sets to this structure where they tested their performance in microgravity
The ISS (International Space Station)