here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
rather than; more ... than ...
fort; stronghold; fortification
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
use; utilization; utilisation; application
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
very small; tiny; insignificant
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
steering a ship; controlling; maneuvering; piloting
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
postwar period; period after Second World War
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
the other day; lately; recently
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
gunfight; firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
bank; weir; embankment; levee
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)