tone (of voice); manner of talking
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
but; however; provided that
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to replace; to move; to change the position of
high-rise building; tall building; multi-storied building
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
innumerable; countless; numberless
to come and go; to go back and forth
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
opinion; point of view; visual point
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky