birthplace;  origin;  cradle;  motherland
 certainly;  of course;  even if;  no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how);  without even;  without so much as;  at the (least, earliest, etc.)
 to say;  to utter;  to name;  to call;  to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping");  to make a noise
 to do;  to carry out;  to cause to become;  to make (into);  to serve as;  to act as;  to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
 port city;  harbor city;  harbour city
 to match (rhythm, speed, etc.);  to join together;  to unite;  to face;  to be opposite (someone);  to compare;  to check with
 scale;  scope;  plan;  structure
 REIT;  real estate investment trust
 to be a match for;  to rival;  to equal;  to compare with;  to be equivalent to
 big;  large;  loud;  extensive;  spacious;  important
 town;  city;  municipal;  urban
 duration;  continuance;  survival;  persistence;  retention
 crisis;  critical situation;  emergency;  pinch
 to stand;  to rise;  to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position);  to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
 entrance door;  front door;  gateway (to a region, etc.)
 sudden;  abrupt;  unexpected
 destruction by fire;  losing in a fire;  being burnt down
 literally;  to the letter;  literal
 to change into;  to convert into;  to transform;  to be reduced;  to influence;  to improve (someone)
 to go upstream;  to go back (in time, to origin);  to date back to;  to trace back to
 thing;  matter;  incident;  occurrence;  circumstances;  situation;  work
 in front (of);  before (e.g. a building);  before;  earlier;  (the) front;  frontal part;  forward
 bright red;  deep red;  flushed (of face);  downright (e.g. lie);  complete;  utter
 to be dyed;  to be tainted;  to be infected;  to be stained
 to go;  to move (in a direction or towards a specific location);  to proceed;  to take place;  to pass through;  to come and go;  to walk
 citizen;  citizenry;  city inhabitant;  townspeople;  bourgeoisie;  middle class
 witnessing;  observing;  sighting
 direction;  way;  point of the compass;  cardinal direction;  method;  means
 unusual event;  strange occurrence;  strange phenomenon;  something abnormal;  change (for the worse);  accident
 king;  ruler;  tycoon;  magnate;  king (of the senior player)
 state of affairs (around you);  situation;  circumstances
 confirmation;  verification;  validation;  review;  check;  affirmation
 good;  advantage;  sake;  purpose;  consequence;  result