to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
penalty; sentence; punishment
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
to line up points in a speech
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
forcibly; against one's will
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
of course; certainly; naturally
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
just above; right overhead
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to lose one's footing; to slip
long ago; a long time ago; already
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
to surround; to crowd around
self-defense; self-defence
such ... as; or some such
point in common; common feature
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
something; something or other; something something
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
sound of the wind; voice of the wind