serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
large number (of); many; majority
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
first offence; first offense; first offender
stay of execution; suspended sentence
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
to visit frequently; to haunt
to lose money; to spend money
receiving payments (pension, ration)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
illegal; illicit; unlawful
sex establishment; brothel
prison sentence (without a stay of execution)
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
government office; public office
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
honor; honour; credit; prestige
danger; peril; hazard; risk
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
(political) power; authority; influence
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death