nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to look around; to look towards (us)
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
powerful family; powerful clan
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
besides; in addition; also; moreover
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to happen to hear; to overhear
specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to add; to write a postscript
to force open; to push open
selling by measure; selling by weight; selling by volume