robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
though; notwithstanding; although
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
smoothly; easily; readily
every evening; night after night
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
unexpectedly; surprisingly
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
silence (not speaking); muteness
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)