as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
workshop; studio; atelier
street; quarter; district; area
residence; housing; residential building
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
like this; in this way; as you see
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
national border; provincial border
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
face; looks; vestiges; trace