to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
fan site (website run by fans of a celebrity, TV show, etc.); fansite
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
stirring; rousing oneself
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
strategy meeting; council of war
nonparticipation; nonattendance
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
proposal; proposition; suggestion
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
secret; private; surreptitious
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such