moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
serious; severe; grave; acute
gentle; mild; meek; tender
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
function; facility; faculty; feature
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to be erected; to be built
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
inner citadel; core; center; centre