to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
businessperson; businessman; businesswoman; entrepreneur; captain of industry
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
republication; reissue; reprinting; reproduction
nostalgia for the good old days; taste for the past; retro tastes
former years; formerly; a few years ago
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
dilettante; person of unusual tastes; person with strange hobbies; person of refined taste; connoisseur
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
true intention; underlying motive
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)