extent; scope; sphere; range; span
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
another thing; other things; another man's property
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to have a talk; to tell a story
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
beforehand; in advance; previously
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
beginning; clue; starting point
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
process; course; mechanism
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
contemplation; meditation
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
victim; injured party; sufferer
to make a speech; to address