earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
persistence; single-mindedness
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
front entrance; front door
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
church; chapel; synagogue; tabernacle
lined curtain; opaque curtain
sacred profession; holy orders; vocation; ministry
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to throw into; to toss into
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to wrap up; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
selection; choice; option
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
furnishings; implements; equipment
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
aluminium sash (aluminum) (i.e. window frame)
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
jostle; struggle; scuffle
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
pinioning; binding arms behind the back