standing tree; standing timber
villain; baddie; the villain's part
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
scale; scope; plan; structure
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
American soldier; US serviceman; US servicewoman
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
steady advance; carrying all before one
to flare up; to burst into flames
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
battery (of artillery, cameras, etc.); barrage
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob