to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
activity; briskness; prosperity
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
to watch over; to watch attentively
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
wherein; therein; thereinto
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
banquet or reception hall
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
decorative ceiling painting
to bury; to embed; to implant