holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to become possible; to become able to (do)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
silence (not speaking); muteness
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to be silent; to say nothing
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
elder sister; effeminate man
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
conviction; belief; confidence
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to look around; to take a view of
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")