symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
entry; going into; approach
to need; to call for; to require
for as long as one can remember
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
around the world; throughout the world
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
appeasement policy; policy of appeasement
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
countries; (various) nations
oppression; tyranny; despotism
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
wandering people; nomadic tribe
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing