scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
don't you think?; indicates question
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to go out and away; to leave
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
participation; joining; entry; adherence
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
have to do; must; should; ought to
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion