east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
commerce; trade; business
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
residence; housing; residential building
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
superb view; picturesque scenery
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
new and old; incoming and outgoing
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
to slide into; to slip into
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
salty sea breeze; salt wind
windbreak (forest); shelterbelt
(made of) stone; stone-built
light blue; pale blue; aqua
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
residence; abode; dwelling
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
calamity; disaster; misfortune