personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
contemporary life; present-day life
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statute; law; act; ordinance; regulation
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect; insight
to surface; to rise to the surface
ability; performance; efficiency
touchstone (assaying tool); touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
practicality; utility; usefulness
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
strength; power; energy; military strength; army; (number of) troops
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
right-wing organization; right-wing group
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
way of speaking; intimation; lips; mouth; snout
surface; outward appearance; superficial; shallow
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers