neighbourhood; neighborhood
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
pre-war days; before the war
abandoned mine; disused mine
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
eastern part; the east (of a region)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
how long; how far; how much
at that time; in those days
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
battlefield; battleground
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete