(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
crypt; underground chapel
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
group; bunch; crowd; group
sanctuary; reserve (for wild animals); nature preserve
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
serious wound; serious injury
gray or silver haired (grey)
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
Husain; Husayn; Hussain; Hussein
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; with a pop (e.g. a cork being pulled out); with a plop; (fall) straight
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
one's natural voice; one's normal speaking voice; chest voice; modal voice
to become decrepit; to become senile
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
supporting role (actor); minor role
point in question (at issue)
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back