imitation; fake; counterfeit; sham
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
genuine article; real thing; real deal
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
very interesting; of great interest
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
to talk to oneself; to mutter
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
pre-war days; before the war
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
real thing; original; actual
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
unexploded ordnance; unexploded shell; unexploded bomb; UXO
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
other than; excluding; without
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
center; centre; metropolis
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring