wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
(made of) stone; stone-built
each house; every house; many houses
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
companion; company; tritagonist
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
while; even though; despite
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
column (of data); column (used in distillation, column chromatography, etc.)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to gather; to collect; to assemble
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)