to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
guard; sentinel; garrison
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
purse snatching; handbag snatching; purse snatcher; handbag snatcher
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
smooth (i.e. without problems)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
observation; survey; watching
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
putting into operation; invocation
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to give directions; to issue instructions
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
both (people); the two of them
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
extremely high speed; super speed
start; commencement; beginning; initiation