Extend
To show
Both terms in one sentence
- In Die Hard, director John McTiernan said he decided to extend the scene where Englishman Alan Rickman's character of Hans Gruber pretends to be a hostage in order to show it off.
Source: Fake American / Film - The map for the Crossbell games more or less does this, being positioned to show Liberl in relation to Crossbell without revealing the Tethys Sea or how much further Erebonia might extend west.
Source: Video Game / Kiseki Series -
Perma-Stubble: An unkempt look used to show ruggedness, but not to the extend of a full-on beard.
Source: Men Are Tough
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