personal history; background; career
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
border (between countries); national border
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
owner (esp. of a business)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
in person; personally; directly
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
president (of a society); chairman
university library; college library
newspaper story (article, account)
all present; all concerned; all of us
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
paranoid; obsessive; fixated; monomaniacal
difference; discrepancy; variation
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
psychopathy; psychopathic personality
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
existence; possession; having; limited company