dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
small hill; low hill; hillock
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
to get slightly dirty (all over)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
follower; attendant; valet; servant
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to feel uneasy; to get into a panic; to feel excited; to have one's heart beat wildly; to have a presentiment
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
by itself; automatically; naturally
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
inside; interior; inner part
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection