year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
urban area; urban district
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
food and drink; eating and drinking
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
it's been a long time; long time no see
honorific/polite/humble prefix