to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
proud; having a prominent nose
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
the last moment; the very end
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to blow through; to blow across
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
not yet known; unknown; strange
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
thickness; profundity; depth
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to shed light; to cast light
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
with a start; with a jump
small insect; midge; vermicule