abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
how many people; a number of people
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
commuter; season-ticket passenger
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
modified car; remodeled car; custom car
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
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
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
(national) capital (city); metropolis
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