to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
place for relaxation and refreshment
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
even if not; even without
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to go out and away; to leave
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to begin to walk; to set out
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement