to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
stirring; slight movement
apprehensive; vaguely fearful; gloomy (about the future); somewhat alarmed
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
photographer; photograph-taker; filmer; recorder
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
number of votes obtained (polled)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
high efficiency; high performance
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
to feel depressed; to be down
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn