extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
nameless; anonymous; without name
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
sitting down; sitting up; sit!
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
unidentifiable; unidentified
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
acting ability; talent as a performer
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
to be fated; to be linked by fate
seasoning; flavour; flavor
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)