passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
existence; possession; having; limited company
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
source of funds; source of money
derivation; development; offshoot
root; source; origin; cause
blessing; pity; favor; favour; benefit
to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
look!; there!; here!; that is
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
order; directive; instructions; command
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic