to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
in a daze; absent-mindedly; vacantly; dimly; hazily; faintly
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
how; in what way; in what manner
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
outsider; someone outside of a group
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be able to manage somehow or other
coupling; shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
hot-tempered; quick to take offense; quick to take offence; irascible; touchy
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling