substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
society; public; community; social studies
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
considerably; greatly; a lot
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to turn against; to become an enemy
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
isolation; being alone; being friendless
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
influence; effect; impact
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
why; how; for what reason
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)