moat; fosse; canal; ditch
flip-up; fold-up; tip-up; top-hinged (e.g. window)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to shoot or fire off an arrow
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
dilapidated house; deserted house
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
street at night; making a night journey
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
usurer; usury; loansharking
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
members; member; constituent
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
front entrance; front door
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it