the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
to die; to ascend to heaven
unique; peculiar; singular
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
unpatriotic person; traitor (to one's country)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
almost every day; almost daily
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
decisive battle of brief duration
2nd day of the month; two days
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
to be settled; to be brought to an end
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
one or two; a few; small number
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude
to exaggerate; to embellish (a story, rumor, etc.)
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment; drastic measures; drastic steps
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
substitution; alternative; substitute
16th day of the month; 16 days
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer