to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
private office; private practice
cosmetics; beauty products; toiletries; makeup
import; importation; introduction; afferent
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
leader; authority; mainstay
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
killing time; staving off boredom
summary; recapitulation; aggregation
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
file (for holding papers); file (collection of documents); filing; file
armed might; military power; the sword; force
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
established practice; custom
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
carat (unit of weight for gemstones and pearls); karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to tower over the surroundings
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
leisure; leisure time; spare time
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
local residents; neighbours; neighbors