to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to)
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
common idea; common wisdom; generally accepted idea
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
human intellect; knowledge
progress; advance; improvement; development
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
to discuss; to talk together
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)