waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
chin; jaw; gills; branchia
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
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
anonymity; using an assumed name
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
earthly paradise; heaven on earth
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
something that has been jacked up (e.g. a car); raising something with a jack
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to hand over; to surrender
cigarette lighter (in an automobile); car cigar lighter
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to shout (in anger); to yell
overheating; overexcitement
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
number of revolutions (i.e. as an engine speed); number of rotations; speed of revolution; speed of rotation
while; even though; despite
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...