to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
greater than ...; bigger ...
healing-type; comforting; calming; therapeutic; soothing; relaxing
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
engineer; technical officer
mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
with a (heavy) creak; with a (dull) squeak; with a grating sound; with a rasping sound
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
cabinet; housing (for equipment)
dilapidated house; deserted house
rot; decay; corrosion; etching; saprophagy
to be lacking in options; to be too few
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
with a screech; with a whine; with a shrill; with a sharp pain (in the head or teeth after eating or drinking something cold); getting a brain freeze
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
to succeed; to bear fruit
to run down (stairs, etc.)
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
preface; introduction; preamble
Hades; hell; underworld; underground spring
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
(arch.) division of the night (from approx. 7pm to 5am) into five 2-hour periods; the fifth of these periods (approx. 3am to 5am)