having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to live; to make a living; to get on with
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
here and there; everywhere
sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
soon; before long; in the near future
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
regarding as a sure thing; seeing as a certainty
depiction; description; portrayal
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
1,000,000; one million; million; many
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
confused fight; brawl; melee; scuffle; free-for-all
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
fixed interval; fixed period
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
undisputed; entirely; perfect
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs