to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
Arabian Nights; One Thousand and One Nights
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
source of information; intelligence source; message source
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
symbol; emblem; mental image; representation; idea
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
sympathy; empathy; response
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising)
to rise; to erect; to get up
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
fall; drop; descent; coming down
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
indeed; really; truly; very much
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
second-year student; biennial
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to lose contact