symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
successful person; success
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
ardent; passionate; vehement
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
doppelgänger; doppelganger
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
look!; there!; here!; that is
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing