the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
true character; real nature
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
antiquity; the previous era
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
to find out; to discover; to detect
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to be worried; to be troubled
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
(political) power; authority; influence
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to catch the eye; to attract attention
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to