dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
to try all possible means
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
getting an advance (on one's salary)
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
popular name; common name; given name
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
last days; the end; one's fate
without; but if; otherwise; or else
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
bonus; reward for one's services
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
instability; insecurity; crankiness
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
being very popular; being in great demand
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve