holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
capable; able; talented; promising
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
to badger; to pester; to beg
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
steep peak; steep ridge; high rugged mountain
saying something many times
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
to press against each other; to huddle together
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
mark; sign; (arch.) plain wood showing the seating order of officials at court; (arch.) nameplate
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
gesture; sign; hand signal
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
to cut (into two or more pieces)
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
fleshing out (e.g. a plan); giving substance to; modeling; modelling
artists' chalk; white pigment; powdered calcium carbonate