advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
nothing but; none other than
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
being too late; losing one's final chance
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
entreaty; supplication; petition
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)
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to thrust away; to send flying
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to pick up; to find; to gather
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail