all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
by myself; in person; by oneself
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to call together; to convene
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
guidance; leadership; leading the way
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
for today; for the time being
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
street stall; stand; booth
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
major incident; major happening; big scandal
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
vacant house; unoccupied house
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
besides; in addition; also; moreover
all; entire; whole; altogether