to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
sphere; circle; range; category
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
turmoil; chaos; confusion
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
reinforcement; strengthening
to try all possible means
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
concession; conciliation; compromise
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading
one large ...; a great ...
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
view; vista; panorama; outlook; prospect
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
shopping street; shopping district
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
late at night; at a late hour
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
king; monarch; ruler; champion
personality; style; appearance
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...