to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
without cause; without reason
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
machine parts; machinery; equipment
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
original story; original version; this volume
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
getting big laughs just from appearing on the stage (or screen, etc.)
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to be softened; to calm down
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
orders; instructions; directive; command
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
future prospects; promise
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
originally; by nature; from the start