faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to be the ruin of (a person)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
one's (living) environment
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
record high; all-time high
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
stirring; rousing oneself
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
tendency; trend; inclination
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in