to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
decorative lights; illumination
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
Island; insula; island; islet
function; facility; faculty; feature
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
shipyard; dock yard; shipbuilding yard
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
dock; thorough physical examination
storehouse; warehouse; godown
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
everywhere; all over; throughout
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to project; to stick out; to stand out
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
courageously; fearlessly; defiantly; boldly