close associate; close aide; brains-truster
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
intelligence operative; spy
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
day by day; every day; by the day
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
treatment (of a person); dealing with
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
perfect; complete; flawless
otherwise; or else; if not
notice; attention; observation
to look young; to seem young
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
sublime; noble; high-minded
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
society; company; the public; the world
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
100,000; hundred thousand
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
surely; certainly; without doubt
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
secret; private; surreptitious