lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to keep in mind; to memorize
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
in succession; one by one
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
preface; introduction; preamble
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
notice; attention; observation
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
smallish; on the small side
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
relation; connection; affinity
Dixon; Dickison; Dickson; Dixson
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
marriage proposal; courtship
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law