remodeled car; remodelled car; hot rod
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
government and municipal offices; public agencies
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
large number (of); many; majority
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
goodness; excellence; virtue
ordinary citizen; the general public
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
turning into a slum; becoming run-down; slumism; slumification
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
the government; Administration
atrocious crime; heinous crime
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
illegal; illicit; unlawful
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
to employ; to hire; to charter
rising; ascending; climbing
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood