holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
triangle; triangular shape
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
comprehension; understanding
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
trembling with excitement
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
work; business; company; study
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
rare; uncommon; not often seen
action of making something; -ification
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection