to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
raisins; currants; dried grapes
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
fragrant wood; aromatic tree
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
taking a glance at; glimpsing at; taking a peek at; quick look; peep
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
to rebuild; to reconstruct
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
ancient city; former capital
lacking a plan; haphazard
apartment building; housing complex
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
extension and structural alteration of building
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
seductive; sensual; coquettish
looking or acting as if one owned the place
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
(very) happy; euphoric; buoyant; walking on air
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to select (the best); to choose; to pick out
tapestry; wall hanging; banner
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
luxury resort; high-class resort
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
intermediate student; intermediate learner; intermediate practitioner
by any standard; (not) even as flattery