the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hot topic; talk of the town
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
people; men and women; each person; everybody
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
how many people; a number of people
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
stabbing to death; putting out
x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
still; even now; to this day
offender; criminal; culprit
to be found; to be discovered
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)