to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
hoarse voice; husky voice
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
insubordination; outlawry
disclosure; exposure; revelation
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
hegemony; leadership; initiative
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to be saucy (of children); to be impudent; to be cheeky; to be sassy; to be precocious
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
present (brought by a visitor); gift
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); topology; register
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
personal; individual; private