to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to face; to go towards; to head towards
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
usurer; usury; loansharking
prohibition; inhibition; ban
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
sex establishment; brothel
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
considerably; fairly; quite
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
connection; link; relationship
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart