to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
(arch.) to spin; (arch.) to revolve; to be dizzy; to feel faint; to bustle about
master; teacher; stable master
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to differ; to vary; to disagree
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
main; principal; chief; primary; major
consumer; ordinary citizen; stakeholder; person who lives on (e.g. situation, income, place)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to be helpful; to be useful
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
snake; serpent; large snake
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
serious; not joking; straight
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off