defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
handful; small amount; small number
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
good-quality; superior in quality
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to attempt; to test; to try out
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects