siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to thrust before; to thrust at
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
noisy; confused; uproarious
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
testimony; (verbal) evidence
large number (of); many; majority
some people; a few people; several people
witnessing; observing; sighting
impossible; unlikely; improbable
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
now; the present time; just now; another; more
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
with the exception of; excepting; excluding