utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
bet; wager; stake; gamble
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
drama; play; powerful drug
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to be infected; to be contagious
completely empty; penniless; flat broke
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
price; cost; value; worth; value
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to look old-fashioned; to be antique-looking
(made of) leather; leather-bound
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
outside the scope (of); exempt (from); ineligible (for); not covered (by)
infectious disease; infection
outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
housing facility; detention facility; internment camp; prisoner-of-war camp; concentration camp; refugee camp
infected person; carrier (e.g. of a virus)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
to sell off; to sell completely
antique; old article; secondhand goods
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)