circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
(made of) stone; stone-built
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
feeling; sense; impression
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.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
interior; inside; internal
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
the reverse; other side; lining
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
discovery; detection; finding
to be dried out; to be parched
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
front; frontage; facade; main
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
item; something that one "just has to have"
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
function; facility; faculty; feature