black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
without; but if; otherwise; or else
of course; certainly; naturally
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
hostility; animosity; enmity
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
annals; chronicle; chronology
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
by means of; due to; because of; according to
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
all present; all concerned; all of us
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to be perturbed; to be agitated
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically