to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
snake; serpent; large snake
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
something like ...; something called ...
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
explanation; interpretation
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
not necessarily so; is not always true
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to bring; to take; to bring about
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
grasp; catch; understanding
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
door; gate; opening; title page
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
silence (not speaking); muteness
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to jar; to creak; to grate
production; output; turning out
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered