to mistake (A for B); to misread
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
fort; stronghold; fortification
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
foreign enemy; outside invader
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to say; to be called; to do
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...