lowdown; inside curtain; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings
disclosure; exposure; revelation
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
independence; self-reliance
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
possible; likely; probable
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to catch the eye; to attract attention
communality; community; having something in common
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
action; operation; effect; function
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
most part; greater part; majority
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
literally; to the letter; literal
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
a short while ago; already
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
simply; merely; only; solely
normalcy; normality; normal
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
mental illness; psychosis