from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
fighting stance; fighting pose
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
hostility; animosity; enmity
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to bring; to take; to bring about
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to pass (of time); to elapse
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
place; situation; position; location
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on