revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
after that; afterwards; thereafter
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
understood; I see; OK; present; here
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
strategy meeting; council of war
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
beyond this point; from now on; after this
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
signature phrase; signature saying
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why