number of times; frequency; count
like this; in this way; as you see
imagined landscape; scenery in one's mind's eye
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
short pause; short interval
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to keep in mind; to memorize
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
event; phenomenon; matter
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
dozens; scores of; decades
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
swindler; imposter; crook
to shake one's head (in denial)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
(sense of) presence; feeling as if one was there; feeling of actually being there; realism; ambiance
to be consistent; to be coherent
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
image; figure; figure; form; image
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
function; facility; faculty; feature
while alive; during one's lifetime
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up