the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
secret base; hideout; hidden position
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to pile up; to accumulate
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
large build; large pattern
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)