fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
under control (e.g. of territory)
power; authority; jurisdiction
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
great hurry; great haste; rush
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
had better ...; may as well ...
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
in a day; in a brief space of time
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
neighbourhood; neighborhood; all sides; frontiers (of a country); four sides (of a shape)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way