evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
absolutely; positively; decidedly
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
serious; severe; grave; acute
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
to be to the point; to be pertinent
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to stop (plug) one's ears
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
talk; recital; narration; topic
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)