new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
best (highest) record; new record
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
more than anything; above all else
distinction; discrimination
attending physician; doctor-in-charge; attending doctor; one's doctor
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
two legs; two feet; two pairs
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
how; in what way; in what manner
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
new record (in sports, etc.)
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to have a hard time of it
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand