standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
sharply; harshly; stingingly
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to increase in value; to gain prestige
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to speak; to hear a voice
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
silence; stillness; quietness
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up