gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
to be too numerous; to be too much
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
unanticipated; unexpected
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
brave general; great soldier
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
a considerable number; a fair number
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
news; word; tidings; omen
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
drama; play; powerful drug
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
absorption; suction; attraction
to take command; to give direction
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
large number (of); many; majority
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to cast amorous glances at a man (of a woman); to make eyes at; to give (someone) the eye; to make advances
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
the big two...; two major...; two main...
leader; magnate; big head
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
more than anything; above all else
to mistake (A for B); to misread
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain