town; city; municipal; urban
something; something or other; something something
one (thing); one piece; one item
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
artifact; artefact; excavated article; archaeological find
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
dilettante; person of unusual tastes; person with strange hobbies; person of refined taste; connoisseur
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
party; set; gang; company; person
returning tit for tat; retaliating
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
forbidden; prohibited; banned; taboo
transactions; dealings; business
shameless; shameless person
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
at that time; in those days
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
go on!; right!; here goes!
nothing but; except; no more than
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
all-out attack; general offensive
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
in terms of; from the point of view of
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
patrol (with ships or aircraft); patrolling
independent action; acting alone
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
desperation; despair; self-abandonment