silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
training; drill; practice; discipline
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
to accept; to receive; to agree
comparatively; relatively
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
sickroom; hospital room; ward
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
because of; owing to; due to
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to rise; to erect; to get up
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to find fault with; to question
side table; bedside table
information terminal (esp. smartphone, cellphone); digital assistant
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
first day of summer (approx. May 6)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to shake one's head (in denial)