diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
stopping at; going no further than
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
pointing out; identification
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
order; sequence; procedure
mental; spiritual; emotional
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
novel; original; new; innovative
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to make a fool of someone
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious