influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to get angry; to lose one's temper
control; check; restraint; inhibition
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
double suicide; lovers' suicide
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
watchful waiting; careful supervision
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to feel; to sense; to experience
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
threat; intimidation; menace
most part; greater part; majority
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
advanced level; high grade; senior
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
secret; private; surreptitious
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on