to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
inside; interior; inner part
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to run about; to rush about
newspaper story (article, account)
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
process; course; mechanism
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
intimacy; sexual intercourse
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
both; both sides; both parties
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
something or other; anything
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to squeeze out; to wring out
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger