circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
marathon; long-distance race
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
such; this sort of; like this
way; method; means; resource; course
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
how; in what way; by what means
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable