(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
rather; better; instead; if anything
unconditional command; must-obey order
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
should do; ought to do; must do
Madame Curie; Marie Curie; Maria Skłodowska Curie
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
traditional; customary; conventional
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
material; materials; data; information; documents
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
came; went; was (somewhere); here it comes!; there it goes!; as expected!
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
attendant; valet; servant; follower
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference