townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
breadwinner; biggest earner
memory; sense; experience
expression; presentation; representation; notation
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to collect; to assemble; to gather
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
to have a relationship; to have relations
meanwhile; in the meantime
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
suddenly; all of a sudden
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
to surround; to crowd around
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
alert status; emergency alert
as before; as ever; as it was originally
other side; opposite side; other party
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to stretch (unbend) oneself
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
this and that; one thing or another
conscious; deliberate; intentional
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
relatively; comparatively