| redeem | the excellent acting of the main characters ~ed the second-rate play, lakonan yg cemerlang oleh watak-watak utama menghidupkan drama yg rendah mutunya itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fictitious | adj 1. imaginary, not real, rekaan: ~ characters in the novel, watak-watak rekaan dlm novel; 2. assumed, false, palsu: a ~ name, nama palsu; to give a ~ address, memberikan alamat palsu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unreality | n improbability, lack of ability to convince, khayalan: the ~ of the characters in the novel, watak-watak khayalan dlm novel itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sameness | 2. (derog) lack of variety, sama saja: there’s a ~ about the main characters in all his novels, watak-watak utama dlm semua novelnya sama saja. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pasteboard | adj (fig.) flimsy, two-dimensional, lemah, tdk hidup: the film’s ~ characters have no reality about them, watak-watak filem itu lemah dan tdk realistik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| humorous | adj lucu; (liter.) humor, lucu: the ~ side of life, aspek kehidupan yg lucu; a ~ remark, kata-kata yg lucu; a ~ person, orang yg lucu; ~ characters in a play, watak-watak humor dlm sesebuah drama. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| realm(s) | n 1. kingdom, negeri: the king was loved by the people in his ~, raja itu disayangi oleh rakyat di negerinya; 2. sphere, alam, dunia: figures from the ~ of his own imagination, watak-watak dr alam imaginasinya sendiri; the ~ of science fiction, alam fiksyen sains. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| delineate | vt (fml) melukiskan; (plans, problems) menggariskan: the main features of the area are clearly ~d on the map, bentuk utama kawasan itu dilukiskan dgn jelas pd peta itu; the characters in the novel are well ~d, watak-watak dlm novel itu dilukiskan dgn baik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| miscast | vt (usu pass.) a. (role) menyalahberikan: Macbeth was ~, watak Macbeth telah disalahberikan; b. (actor) menyalah beri watak: Danny Vinto was ~ as Samson, Danny Vinto disalah beri watak sbg Samson. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| write | ~ a character out, /mengeluarkan, menyingkirkan/ watak: the character has been written out of the series, watak itu telah disingkirkan dr siri itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |