explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
abandoned mine; disused mine
to make a name for oneself; to achieve success
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
vice; immorality; corruption
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
nightlife districts; drinking districts
connection; link; relationship
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
to understand; to make out
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
to entertain; to make welcome
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
venereal disease; sexually transmitted infection; sexually transmitted disease; VD; STI; STD