(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
garrison; occupation forces
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
interior; inside; internal
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
living room (Western style); sitting room
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
arrest; apprehension; capture
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
about; concerning; related to; -ish