concealing one's talents, status, intentions, etc.; maintaining a strict incognito; self-effacement
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood
proud; having a prominent nose
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
physical; relating to stamina; in terms of physical strength
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
don't worry; there's no need to worry
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
first attack; first strike; first blow
accumulation; accumulate; store
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
same sort; same kind; same genus; homologous; congeneric
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
silent; still; quiet; hushed
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
theft (one of the ten evil deeds); thief; robber; theft; robbery
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
disclosure; exposure; revelation