(made of) stone; stone-built
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to repeat; to do something over again
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
moneylending; moneylender
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to dispose of; to sell off
here and there; everywhere
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
tool; implement; means; furniture
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
example; simile; metaphor; allegory