recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
automatic pilot; autopilot; automatic control
anarchy; state of anarchy
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
abuse; misuse; perversion
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
creation; Creation (by God)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
posterity; future life; life to come
religious issue; religious problem; religious question
race issue; problem of race
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
environmental problem; environmental issue
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials