cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
assistance; backing; reinforcements
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
having said that; on the other hand
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
it is I who should say so
calm; composed; leisurely
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant