villain; baddie; the villain's part
presence (impressive quality)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to put into effect; to put into practice
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
complementation; supplementation; completion
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
mysterious thief; phantom thief
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
hostility; antagonism; opposition
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
with a bang (clash, bump)
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
this (is) again; really; so; extremely
looking or acting as if one owned the place
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of