theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
center; centre; metropolis
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
production (e.g. play); direction
dwelling; house; residence; address
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
play equipment; playground equipment
you are quite right; quite so; what you say is sensible enough
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
force (bulldoze) one's way through
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
open every day of the year
reading aloud; recitation
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model