to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
fortress; stronghold; citadel
town; city; municipal; urban
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
at once; immediately; right now
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
direct connection; direct link
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally