to play a leading role; to play a central part
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
8000; eight thousand; many
well-known; noted; celebrated
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
to take up one's residence
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
high rating; good reputation
autumn period; autumn term (e.g. school); fall period; fall term
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
one's physical safety; personal security
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
excellent sweet; confection of an established name
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
local government employee; local civil servant
space; interval; space character; whitespace
construction camp; bunkhouse; workers' living quarters
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
structure for housing heavy machinery
gift; present; tip; bribe
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
business; trade; operations; sales
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food