to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
one by one; in detail; minutely
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
commencing with; including
executives; top management; governing body
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
modesty; humility; being humble
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
good humour (humor); good mood
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
(exercising) the right to command
to detain; to check; to restrain
polite; respectful; reverent
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
such; like that; in that way
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course