circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
(barbed) wire entanglements
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
armor and helmet (armour)
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
scoundrel; rascal; villain
private funds; own funds; private property
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
paraphilia; sexual deviancy
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to collect; to assemble; to gather
Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
deep inside; innermost place
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred