(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
violent emotion; passion; fury
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
excellent plan; best policy
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
classic example; classic case; textbook example; representative example; typical case
to get one's head around; to think about
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
dirty work; unpleasant task
dodgy dealings; monkey business
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
to employ; to hire; to charter
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
surely (not); certainly (not)
because of; owing to; due to
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach