to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
one more time; once more; once again
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
military review; (military) parade
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
all night; throughout the night
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
adds force or indicates command
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
probability; likelihood; chances
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
himself; yourself; herself
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice