dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
licence; license; certificate; diploma
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
a little bit; a little while
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
(a person's) appearance; looks
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
respect and affection; love and respect
to cease; to stop; to be over
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
hostility; antagonism; opposition
notice; attention; observation
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
person with a bounty on their head
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
old friend; familiar face
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
in name only; titular; nominal
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
management of an organization; organizational management; organizational operation