siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
instant; moment; for an instant
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to complain about; to grumble; to make an excuse for
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
having said that; on the other hand
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
young person; youth; young
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
terrain; geographical features; topography
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
seven (long cylindrical things)
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state