professional killer; hit man
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
failure; mistake; blunder
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
third day of the month; three days
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to move (house); to change residence
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender