eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
walking heavily; lumbering
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly
to ask; to enquire; to query
nice; good; well-executed
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
to be exhausted; to be tired out
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
logo; Logo (programming language)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic