castle site; ruins of a castle
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
within a pit or (mine) shaft
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
present; gift; to give a present or gift
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to turn left; to turn to the left
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
deep inside; innermost place
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid