course; route; path; process; means
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
forwarding agency; express company
direct connection; direct link
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
becoming dull; slowing down
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to squeeze out; to wring out
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
testimony; (verbal) evidence
offender; criminal; culprit
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
nightlife districts; drinking districts
declaration of war; proclamation of war
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
to become clear; to be made public
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
form; method; system; formula
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
like this; this sort; this way
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
sense of smell; olfaction
discrimination; discernment; identification