holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
the place for; the time for; the level of
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to be kind to; to treat kindly
pistol; handgun; revolver
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
gene; fanzine; zine; jeans
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like