back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to like; to love; to be fond of
indescribable; having no way to express
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
whatever the case; under any circumstances
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
with all one's strength; with all one's might
place to die; place of death
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
how long; how far; how much
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
caller; visitor; company; guest
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation