event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
chance (of success); odds
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
death match (pro wrestling); deathmatch; fight to the finish; desperate struggle; life-and-death struggle
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
interference; meddling; butting in
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
firm; strong; solid; stable
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt