scriptwriter; screenwriter
anecdote; brief (comic) story
war; battle; match; game; competition
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
motive power; driving force
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
time; season; period; phase; stage
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
the right person in the right place
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to wash again; to reconsider
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
international politics; world politics