fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
heaven and earth; top and bottom
difference; variation; difference
terrain; geographical features; topography
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
here and there; everywhere
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
everywhere; all over; throughout
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
street stall; stand; booth
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
men and women of all ages
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
cheap restaurant; eating place (house)
vague recollection; faint memory
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
such ... as; or some such