siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
true character; real nature
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
pennant on a boat showing wind direction; weather vane; round roof tile (for gables); remiges; flight feathers
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to fall on one's backside
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to pierce through; to break through
memory; sense; experience
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to temper thoroughly; to train well
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
unique; peculiar; singular
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt