abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
one's post; place of work; workplace
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to come and go; to go back and forth
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
place; room; margin; scope
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
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.)
suited figure; person in a suit
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
headquarters; head office; main office
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
base (military, expedition, etc.)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)