dark and desolate; forlorn
electricity; (electric) light
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
each house; every house; many houses
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to sink (into); to get depressed
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
because of; owing to; due to
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
to smile (at); to grin (at)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
piece; fragment; one (object)
combining the working parts of two or more broken machines to make one functioning machine; manufacturing one part out of multiple different parts
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...