closely-guarded secret; top secret
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
script; screenplay; scenario
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
information; experience; knowledge; observation
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
guess; speculation; supposition
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
selection; choice; picking out
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
personal; individual; private
for dear life; barely escaping alive
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
without permission; without notice
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
drama; theatre; theater; play