deserted village; poor village
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
valuable article; valuables
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
indiscriminately; giving no heed to
to be infected; to be contagious
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)