townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
flight; desertion; escape
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to increase; to add to; to augment
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing