neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
woman; female; feminine gender
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
man; male; masculine gender
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
loose; slovenly; sloppy; disorganized
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
entry; approach; penetration
putting into operation; invocation
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
secret; private; surreptitious
nothing but; none other than
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
hidden room; secret chamber
many; numerous; various; large number of
to indicate; to show; to point to
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic