instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
automatic; intransitive verb
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
genuine article; real thing; real deal
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
prescribed form (of writing); format
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous