interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
town; city; municipal; urban
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
pride; boast; credit (to)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
fortress; stronghold; citadel
(made of) stone; stone-built
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
leading part; leading actor; leading actress