downward compatible; backward compatible; upward compatible; forward compatible; providing the same function while being more effective (esp. in games)
root; source; origin; cause
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
the appropriate person; competent person
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
to be impolite; to be discourteous
destination (one is heading towards); goal
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
professional job; profession
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
region; limits; stage; level
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
(software) update; upgrade (to a new version); upgrade (to a device, product, etc.); improvement
minute adjustment; fine-tuning
image change; changing one's image; makeover
to change (one's clothes)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
projection (of a shadow); casting (a reflection); (geometric) projection; reflection (of feelings, experiences, etc.); projection
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade