debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
originally; by nature; from the start
organized crime; organised crime
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
at that time; in those days
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
belief; faith; conviction
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to re-enter; to rejoin; to re-enrol
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
healthy; sound; wholesome
to be silent; to say nothing
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
impression; strong belief; conviction
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
return of something; repayment