(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
generalization; generalisation; popularization; to generalize; to generalise; to popularize
apt to think; tend to think
excellent idea; great insight; clearsightedness; penetration; wisdom
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
all sorts of; all kinds of
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
raising (a question); bringing up (a problem); instituting (a lawsuit); (arch.) lifting up
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
murder; killing; murderer
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
barrier-free; planning or design to facilitate accessibility for the elderly and disabled
escape route; evacuation route
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
even though; despite; notwithstanding
comic books; comics; comic; comical
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
drifting; drift; being adrift
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
note (letter) left behind; will
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
loitering; hanging around; wandering around