masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
common knowledge; well-known fact
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
world-destroying conflagration
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
human speech; human language; sound of people talking
intelligence; intellect; brains
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
pair; the two; both persons; both things
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
settlement; solution; resolution
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
use; utilization; utilisation; application
good policy; wise policy; best plan
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
to keep away; to keep at a distance
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy