on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
to do together; to share; to participate in
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
so what!; who gives a damn?
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
distrust; unjust suspicion
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
siblings; brothers and sisters
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
arrangement; pact; agreement
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
intelligence operative; spy
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
-less; lacking; non-existing
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
military authorities; army circles
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world