center; centre; metropolis
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
factory; plant; mill; workshop
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
already; now; no longer; not any more
construction; architecture (of buildings)
group; bunch; crowd; group
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
bungalow; one-story house
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...