municipal office; council; city hall
business district; office complex
department store; department
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to be too numerous; to be too much
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to concern; to be related
settlement; permanent residency
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
that is to say; so that means
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
minimum; at the very least
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
downtown high-rise area; street of office buildings; area of medium to tall business buildings
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)