tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
specialization; specialisation
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
stairs; stairway; staircase
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
right under; directly below; right beneath
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
accession to the throne; enthronement
the late emperor; preceding emperor
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
on the occasion of; at the time of
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole