anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
using as an intermediary; through
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
superstition; superstitious belief
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
generation; the world; the age
firmly rooted; deep-seated
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
society; the world; the times
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
serious look (on one's face); straight face