influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to check; to stop; to keep back
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
choice; selection; option
damage caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors); reputational damage
advance; moving forward; progress
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
big snake; (large) serpent
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
to leave (a scene); to step away
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability