to surround; to encircle; to enclose
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
three; three years of age
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
lake; marsh; wetland; inland waters
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
base (military, expedition, etc.)
to lie deep in; to extend far back
to attack; to assault; to assail
(not) merely; (not) simply
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
central part; heart (of a city)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
the last moment; the very end
massing (of troops); gathering
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
I see; that's right; indeed
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach