flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
abuse; misuse; perversion
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
posterity; future generations; future life
religious issue; religious problem; religious question
race issue; problem of race
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
environmental problem; environmental issue
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
sensual love; love affair
crucial; critical; vital; core
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
deep emotion; strong feelings
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
increase in production; production increase