imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
duty; obligation; responsibility
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
reaching; attaining; arrival
all-out attack; general offensive
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
transactions; dealings; business
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
secret information; intelligence
various countries; various regions; various provinces
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
top notch; first rate; top-of-the-line; leading
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
classification; categorization; sorting
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined