(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
after that; afterwards; thereafter
incessant talking; rapid talking
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
several minutes; a few minutes
incident; affair; happening; event
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases