monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
direct control; direct supervision
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
that is to say; so that means
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
had better ...; had better not ...
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
postwar period; period after Second World War
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)