to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
furnishings; implements; equipment
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
business; work; operations; service; duties
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
settlement (of an account); liquidation of debts; payment
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
careful reading; close reading; intensive reading
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to sit down; to take a seat