to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to be worried; to be troubled
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
rich person; wealthy person
therapeutic agent; remedy; medicine; drug; cure
discovery; detection; finding
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
the front; honest; upright; decent
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
sudden death; unexpected death
at a young age; while still young
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
young girl; lass; adolescent female
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair