to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to concern; to be related
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to like; to love; to be fond of
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
desperately; for one's dear life
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to take flight; to disappear
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
different person; another person; someone else; changed man