mid-stream; middle course; middle class
way out; means to escape; escape route
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
sympathy; empathy; response
audience; spectator; spectators
middle class; bourgeoisie
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
symbol; emblem; mental image; representation; idea
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
endless; boundless; everlasting
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
education or school expenses
medical expenses; doctor's bill
sudden rise; sharp rise; boom; skyrocketing
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
optimism; taking an optimistic view
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
readership; target audience (of a magazine)
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty