settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
sexually transmitted disease; STD; sexually transmitted infection; STI; venereal disease; VD
(moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence; decline (in prosperity)
bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
don't worry; there's no need to worry
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
rather than; more ... than ...
to be to the point; to be pertinent
street; quarter; district; area
all present; all concerned; all of us
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
helper; assistant; help; assistance
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to be settled; to be brought to an end
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
making an attempt; trial run
different opinion; objection
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
4th day of the month; four days
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
and; thereupon; because of that