union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
president (of a society); chairman
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison; browsing (to a file or folder)
university library; college library
newspaper story (article, account)
all present; all concerned; all of us
character building; formation of character; personality development
to affect; to impact; to influence
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
paranoid; obsessive; fixated; monomaniacal
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
difference; discrepancy; variation
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
psychopathy; psychopathic personality