escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
although I say; although one might say; although called
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
much less; to say nothing of
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)