surroundings; environs; circumference
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be helpful; to be useful
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
clothes; clothing; garments
jewel; precious stone; gem
many; much; plenty; hardly
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
creak; squeak; creaking sound
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
way of reciting; way of telling a story
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
had better ...; had better not ...
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
accidental fire; fire caused by negligence; misfire; failure to ignite
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat