to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
source of worry; source of distress
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
long ago; a long time ago; already
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
race (of people); type of person
single word; a few words; brief comment
urban area; metropolitan area; metropolitan region
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
savage; barbarian; aboriginal
to serve; to work for; to attend
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
descendant; posterity; offspring
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
arm; skill; efforts; ability
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
lightly; easily; carelessly
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
match; game; bout; contest
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
head; chief; boss; leader
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
food and drink; eating and drinking