in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
warning line; police cordon
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
(made of) stone; stone-built
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
government; administration
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to glare at each other; to confront each other
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
identification papers; ID; piece of identification; identity document
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
isolation; being alone; being friendless