it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hey there; I say; see here
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
superb view; picturesque scenery
old capital; former capital
plateau; tableland; eminence
column shape; cylinder; columnar
precipice; cliff; flat head
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to pass (of time); to elapse
admiration; wonder; astonishment
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation