to tower over the surroundings
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
leisure; leisure time; spare time
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
rancher; cattleman; person who owns or runs a ranch
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to fall down with a "plop"
three-pronged fork; trident; trifurcate; three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet)
how many times; how often
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
an honest man; a good citizen
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle