match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
custom; common practice; habit
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
street; quarter; district; area
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
just past noon; afternoon
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
large number (of); many; majority
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative