bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
and so; therefore; for that reason
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
minding; watching; looking out; guarding
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
authority; power; influence
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
direct control; direct supervision
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
shop; small store; business; firm
all; entire; whole; altogether
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
fortress; stronghold; citadel
in good health; alive and well; going strong
construction; architecture (of buildings)
being blocked (and contained); reduced circumstances
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
square; formal; prim; stuffy
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
crown; diadem; bottle cap
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
carving; engraving; chiselled features
image; figure; figure; form; image
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in