street; quarter; district; area
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
to affect; to impact; to influence
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
small hill; low hill; hillock
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
reason; logic; method; system; order
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
large amount of money; great cost
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
deceiving; cheating; fooling