state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
comparatively; relatively
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
to sell off; to sell completely
antique; old article; secondhand goods
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
armed forces; military; troops
putting into operation; invocation
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
to jump upon (a moving object)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
two (long cylindrical things)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to ascertain; to check; to make sure