after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
you could say; you might say; verging on the
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
one day; (on) a certain day
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to keep (a person) waiting
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak; jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)
placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.)
guard; sentinel; garrison
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
offender; criminal; culprit
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
to provide (a person) with a bodyguard
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)