stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
serious; not joking; straight
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
garden (esp. with trees); park
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
in succession; one after another
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to be able to manage somehow or another
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade