main question; real issue at hand
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
to break into (houses here and there); to rampage
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
amicable settlement; settling the case leaving no parties dissatisfied
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
kindness; intimacy; friendship
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to commit a crime; to do evil
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
rash assumption; hasty conclusion
health; healthy; sound; fit
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; and whatnot; and the rest
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
advanced level; high grade; senior
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
rapid progress; great strides