from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
town; city; municipal; urban
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
drinking bout; merrymaking
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off; to lop off
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
(switched) off; off-season; offset; off-road; offline; offline get-together; offside
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to live; to reside; to inhabit
fiction; fabrication; concoction
unexpectedly; surprisingly
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding