shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
shopping; purchased goods
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
engineer; technical officer
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
shipyard; dock yard; shipbuilding yard