stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
repeatedly; several times; many times
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind
extremists; radicals; militants
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
adoration; admiration; devotion
falling in love; attachment
in high spirits; talking big
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
recreation; diversion; relaxation
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
strong-willed; strong of heart
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
one's position; one's face; one's honour; one's reputation
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to