behind; in the rear; in back
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to blame; to find fault with
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
individual; private person; personal; private
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to some extent; to a certain extent
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
treatment (of a person); dealing with