story; tale; talk; discussion
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
taming; gradual habituation; leading to
training; drill; practice; discipline
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
questionnaire; survey; poll
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
dozens; scores of; decades
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
since then; from that time; ever since
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
hospitalization; hospitalisation
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy