standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
flourish of trumpets; fanfare
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
person of common sense; common sense man
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
early (days); initial stage; initial
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
solitude; loneliness; isolation
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
pure and innocent; immaculate
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
everything one does; whatever one does
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
every month; each month; monthly
new book; new publication
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)