to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
anything and everything; just about everything
family; members of a family
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
primary school; elementary school; grade school
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
indulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
whether one wants to or not; without choice
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
hedge; fence; border; limit
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
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
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination