moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
villain; baddie; the villain's part
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
overheating; excessive heating; superheating (heating a liquid above its boiling point without causing it to boil); going to excess; running too hot
to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
derailment; digression; deviation
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...