separation; isolation; extrication; release; isolation
sense of values; values; value system
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
self-interest; selfish desire
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
popular will; will of the people
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
next term; next period; next version; next release
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
older brother and younger sister
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
follower; attendant; valet; servant
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family