far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
village; hamlet; settlement
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
long (time that has passed); old (story)
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
trauma (usu. psychological)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth