all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
even if not; even without
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
viewing as a problem; problematizing
to be kind to; to treat kindly
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me