disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
hateful; detestable; loathsome
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
villain; baddie; the villain's part
prince on a white horse; knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
smooth (i.e. without problems)
don't worry about it; forget about it
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
messenger; envoy; emissary
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
trusting too much; overestimating ability
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege