switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to make (with great attention to detail); to produce; to craft; to build (something) into
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to be into something (e.g. a hobby)
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
corridor; hallway; passageway
furnishings; implements; equipment
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
gem; jewel; precious stone
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
independence; self-reliance
high efficiency; high performance
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
first-class goods; A-grade product
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
dotted line; perforated line
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
(being) worth seeing; impressive