centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
duty; function; office; mission; task
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to become better; to improve
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
four 20-point cards (scoring combination)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
-less; lacking; non-existing
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
because of; owing to; due to
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded