to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
perception; sensing; noticing
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
foreign enemy; outside invader
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
sound of a gun; roar of cannon
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause