sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
charming; fascinating; attractive
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
society; the world; the times
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to give; to do (something) for
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
the lower classes; the common people
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to some extent; to a certain extent
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
dirty work; unpleasant task
to speak ill of; to disparage
memory; sense; experience
projection (of a shadow); casting (a reflection); (geometric) projection; reflection (of feelings, experiences, etc.); projection
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
what kind of; what sort of; what
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless