faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
cannot be compared with; no match for
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
progress; advance; improvement; development
scene; spectacle; sight; view
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
animation; animated film; animated cartoon
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
settlement; solution; resolution
to give directions; to issue instructions
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
implementation; processor
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)