defense; defence; defensive preparations
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
opening and shutting; opening and closing
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
main street; avenue; boulevard
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
government management; state management
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)