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 far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
on and after; from ... onward; 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 person (knowledgeable about events of the distant past); elderly person; elder
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
firmly rooted; deep-seated
paranoid; obsessive; fixated; monomaniacal
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
society; the world; the times
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
both (people); the two of them
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
swallowing; understanding; comprehension; apprehension
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
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)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
decimal point; radix point
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
consultation; conference; discussion; counsel