mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
counter for books; volume
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
together; at the same time; same; identical
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
lyricism; description of one's feelings
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
underground world; underground society
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
the big two...; two major...; two main...
master; masterhand; maestro
plagiarism; plagiarised work
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
festival; feast; carnival
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
major incident; major happening; big scandal
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
impossible; unlikely; improbable
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
author; writer; novelist; artist
student (esp. a university student)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
grasp; catch; understanding
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance