demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
to cut off (a relationship)
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
illegal resident (in a country); illegal alien; illegal overstayer (person who has overstayed their visa)
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
self-employed profession (e.g. actor, artist); liberal profession
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
slope; sloping ground; sloping lot
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
touching; moving; painful
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to command a view; to look out over (onto, across, etc.); to overlook
segment; arthromere; metamere; somite
predation; eating prey; preying upon
established practice; custom
marking; grading; scoring
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
the future; future prospects
another state; different region
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
underground economy; black economy
police investigator; investigator
very important person; super star; super big shot
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly