story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
general idea; concept; notion
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
personality; character; individuality; personhood
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
distinction; differentiation; classification
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
because of; owing to; due to
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
environment; circumstance
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
root; source; origin; cause
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear