prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
republication; reissue; reprinting; reproduction
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to make a lasting impression
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
murder; killing; murderer
offender; criminal; culprit
wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
real thing; original; actual
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
considerably; fairly; quite
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to begin to walk; to set out
guidance; leadership; leading the way
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself