imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
like a decent person; human
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
light meal; snack; refreshments
cooking; food preparation
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to cover fully; to wrap around
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
utensil; appliance; furniture
service entrance; delivery entrance
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
event staff; event personnel; production stuff
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply