magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
returning tit for tat; retaliating
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
each house; every house; many houses
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
door; gate; opening; title page
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously