to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
scene; view; prospect; outlook
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to be erected; to be built
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
all night long; all through the night
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
absolutely; positively; decidedly
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
carefree; free from worry
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
on bad terms; at loggerheads
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all