reform; reformation; reorganization
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
villain; baddie; the villain's part
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
countenance; features; looks
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted
change; alteration; modification
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
pessimism; disappointment
conversely; on the contrary
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
(police) detective; criminal matter
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
though; notwithstanding; although
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span