isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
hips; buttocks; backside; hip; trendy; cool
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
theatre; theater; playhouse
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to stiffen; to become stiff
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
imperial court; royal court
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
beauty of slender female legs
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to burst (open); to break; to split
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease