duty; function; office; mission; task; role
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
going around; patrol; round; tour
entry; going into; approach
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
many; much; plenty; hardly
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
steel; sword steel; sword
one's way (ahead); one's path
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
jet; spray; emission; rocket propulsion; jet propulsion
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
right beside; close to; nearby
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to need; to call for; to require
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly