predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
catch up with and overtake; pass after catching up with
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
capital; funds; seed money; asset
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
like this; this sort; this way
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
specialization; specialisation
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
co-production; collaboration
interest; rights; concession
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
originally; by nature; from the start
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
passion; enthusiasm; zeal