city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
being dotted with; being scattered
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
torii; Shinto shrine archway
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
these guys; these fellows
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
product; produce; result; fruit
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
clearing one's throat; cough
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better