creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
pedagogy; (study of) education
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
perfect; complete; flawless
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
high praise; lavish praise; enthusiastic praise; raving (about)
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the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
enumeration; citation; listing
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
contest; comparison; competition
superiority; predominance
have to do; must; should; ought to
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
depiction; description; portrayal
ultimate; final; last; eventual
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
natural person; person unspoiled by civilization; noble savage; natural person; physical person
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
writing; composition; essay; sentence
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
similar instance; similar case; parallel case; analogy
all one has; all one's possessions
being absorbed (in); immersion; sinking (into)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check