annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to rant and rave; to raise hell
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to trample; to crush underfoot
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
script; libretto; scenario
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
moving about; stirring about
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
how long; how much; to what extent
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
parents and siblings; one's relatives
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
revival; restoration; resuscitation