standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
fortress; stronghold; citadel
town; city; municipal; urban
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
not necessarily so; is not always true
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
danger; peril; hazard; risk
scale; scope; plan; structure
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
symbol; code; sign; notation
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
street stall; stand; booth
people; men and women; each person; everybody
festival; feast; carnival
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout