(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
fortress; stronghold; citadel
town; city; municipal; urban
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
(not) merely; (not) simply
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
store; reserve; stock; savings
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
fickle; capricious; inconstant; changeable; whimsical
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any