along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection); along the street
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
jujitsu (classical Japanese martial art, usually referring to fighting without a weapon); jiujitsu; jujutsu
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
official name; formal name
to employ; to hire; to charter
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
this world; this life; world of the living
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
to shave off; to scrape off
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
headquarters; head office; main office
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
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
starting point; point of departure
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
partly puffed up; bubblingly
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to be able to manage somehow or another
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
scoundrel; rascal; villain