strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
time; season; period; phase; stage
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
again; once more; a second time
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.)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
while; during; while; although; all; both
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
thought; consideration; thinking
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)