force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
departure; leaving; setting off
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
several hundred; hundreds (of)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file; places hidden from sight
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
northern part; the north (of a region)
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
focus (of a camera, microscope, etc.); focus (of attention, efforts, etc.); photographing (someone) secretly; focus (in a graphical user interface); forecast (bet)
a dime a dozen; two a penny
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
station wagon; estate car
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
rental car; rent-a-car; hire car; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
low-cost car designed for the mass market; economy car; popular car