number of persons; personnel
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
shop; small store; business; firm
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to settle (in a place); to settle down
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
as; because; with; due to
new and old; incoming and outgoing
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
low-rise (architecture); low-level; low-class
tenement house; row house
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
various countries; several countries
writing horizontally; horizontal writing
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
sales; selling; marketing
import; importation; introduction; afferent
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
changing completely; transformation
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station