middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
southern part; the south (of a region)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to bring; to take; to bring about
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
Stampede (The Doobie Brothers album)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
chapter one; first chapter
royal capital; imperial capital
central part; heart (of a city)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
while; during (the time when)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
street stall; stand; booth
one or two; a few; small number
edge of the eaves; house frontage
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to come and go; to go back and forth
people; men and women; each person; everybody
height of summer; hottest part of summer
to face; to go towards; to head towards