townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
tradition; legend; folklore
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to begin; to set about; to start
northwestern part; the northwest
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
cannot be helped; unavoidable
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
board, plank or sheet shaped
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
serious; not joking; straight
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
convenient; handy; useful
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
eruption; volcanic eruption