front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
substitute article; back-up
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
accumulation; accumulate; store
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
(phonograph) record; record (esp. in sports); record (data structure)
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
hoarse voice; husky voice
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
since when; from when; how long
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation