townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
each house; every house; many houses
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
arrangement of stones in a garden
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
each time it happens; at all such times
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
on board a ship; aboard a ship
sales; selling; marketing
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
stimulating; exciting; provocative
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet