villain; baddie; the villain's part
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
actor; actress; player; performer
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
self-consciousness; self-awareness
while; during; performed in this condition
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
nice; likeable; desirable
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to say no more; to sink into silence
audience (with a person of high standing)
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
personal; individual; private