firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
public facilities; utilities
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
authority; power; influence
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to understand; to make out
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
detour; circumvention; turning movement
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday