mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
volcanic belt; volcanic zone
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to grow up; to become an adult
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
producer (film, TV, etc.)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
tone (of voice); manner of talking
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
private; exclusive; secret
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
housewife demographic; housewives
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
life; living; I; me; student
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
infotainment television program; information program; program of announcements
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
coloring; colouring; adding color; adding colour
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
body; group; party; company; troupe