anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
reality; actuality; hard fact
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
head house (family); birthplace; originator
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
attendance; presence; appearance
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
to offer for sale; to put on the market
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
winner; victor; conqueror
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
loser; defeated person; the defeated