top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
magician; conjurer; illusionist
have to do; must; should; ought to
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
very young; childish; immature
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
to keep secret; to conceal
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
distress; wretched condition
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
familiar spirit; familiar
fluent (in a language); flowing
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to be reflected in a mirror
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
emergency evacuation site (typically outdoors); refuge shelter
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
price of fame; penalty of greatness
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
possession rate; possession; domination rate; penetration factor
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (as in a cartoon)
addition; adding; supplement
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion