unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
prison labor camp; prison labour camp
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
early detection (of an illness, project risks, etc.); early diagnosis
very great; enormous; serious
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
directly opposite; right in front
landing; alighting; touch down
to change completely; to change suddenly
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
there is nothing; having nothing
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
with a start; with a jump
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to hit hard; to strike hard
moment by moment; hour by hour
thousands; several thousand
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity