rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
Gothic (style); Gothic (typeface)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
each house; every house; many houses
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to repeat; to be frequent
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
innocent; cherubic; childlike
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
probability; likelihood; chances
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
will; testament; last request
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to cover up with something
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
to take away; to carry off
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent