under control (e.g. of territory)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
trembling or quavering voice
alone; by oneself; on one's own
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
extermination; annihilation
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
simply; merely; only; solely