to surround; to encircle; to enclose
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
very; much; greatly; a lot of
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to be a matter of life or death
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
sensual; sexy; voluptuous
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
dark elf (fictional race)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very