[jQuery] Change direction of 'animate' function

[Ed Lerner]

I need to use the animate function (slide, show, etc won't do) on a
project. Typically, 'animate' expands down and to the right. How can I
alter this? For example, I am putting thumbnails of images on both
sides of a site. When hovered, a larger version animates into view.
Because of the down/right direction, the left-hand side works fine. I
need the right-hand side one to animate down/left. Is this possible?