preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
standard of conduct; code of behavior; moral code; culture (of an organization)
improper; inappropriate; unjust; unfair; unreasonable
your acquaintance; people who know
folk customs; folkways; ethnic customs
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
how; in what way; I wonder
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
capable of anything; liable to do
compensation; indemnity; reparation
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
clouds and haze; swarm (of people); throng; (flee) like the wind; (run) out of sight
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
two colours; two varieties; two types
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
sense of values; values; value system
major war; great war; world war
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
to equivocate; to beat around the bush
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)