imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
operation; functioning; running
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
germination; sprouting; budding
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
one-by-one; separately; in detail
process; course; mechanism
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
succession; continuation; series; sequence
chain; series; connection; linkage
start; beginning; first step; clue
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing
high-capacity; high-volume
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
capsule toy; vending machine toy
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
making (something) widely known; announcement; unveiling
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; giving vent to one's frustrations; cooling off
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
graphics; graphic; graphic magazine; pictorial magazine