leadership; initiative; spearhead
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
Titan (pre-Olympian god); Titan (moon of Saturn)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
serious; severe; grave; acute
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
instead; but (on the other hand)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances