to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
beginning; outset; first; onset
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
admiration; wonder; astonishment
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
here and there; in places
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
carving; engraving; sculpture
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever