to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
interference; intervention; meddling
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
custody; detention; confinement
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
passing through without stopping; passing by
alternation of generations
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
riskiness; (level of) danger
peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
to do for (the sake of someone else)
person making threats; intimidator