heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
political issue (problem)
price increase; rise in price; wage increase
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
shock therapy; shock treatment
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification
homeless; homeless person
settlement; permanent residency
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
attendee; participant; person present
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
long ago; previous; of a former age
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
level; standard; water level
oil money; petromoney; income from sale of oil
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
remaining quantity; residual quantity
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
the Gospel according to Matthew (book of the Bible)
accumulation; accumulate; store
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
brain worker; brain-worker; white-collar worker; mental worker
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
rare; extraordinary; singular
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted