(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to be helpful; to be useful
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
leather cover; leather binding
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
good-for-nothing; worthless
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
adhesion; stickiness; viscosity
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally