to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
security; stability; safety; peace
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
our country; our land; one's own country
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)