circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
to gather; to collect; to assemble
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
massing (of troops); gathering
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
just because; even if; even though
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to stop walking; to pause
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
military man; warrior; soldier
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
looking over someone's shoulder
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
aspect; phase; condition; modality
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by