structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
reinforcement; strengthening
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
royal castle; imperial castle
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
to burrow through; to dig through
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
arrest; apprehension; capture
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
back row; last row; rearmost row
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
build; physique; frame; constitution
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
prejudice; bias; distorted view