the times; the world; society
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
(something) like that; that sort of; resembling; seemingly authentic; genuine-looking; realistic
part; portion; glimpse; bit
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
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
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
range (of a voice or instrument); register; compass
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to pass each other; to cross paths
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
cookware; cooking utensil
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
flour; meal; powder; heroin
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
sleepless vigil; night watch; vigilance
to keep watch; to stand guard
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
to try all possible means
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
other than; excluding; without
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time
depression; low spirits; dejection
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors