splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
(made of) stone; stone-built
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
high-quality goods; choice goods
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
personality; style; appearance
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
cannot be compared with; no match for
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
vain; futile; transient; frivolous
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
later on; eventually; afterwards
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
curious; strange; unusual
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
surrounding at a distance
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family