| ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE; VERY SURPRISING AND SHOCKING | STAGGERING |
| PEOPLE WHO ARE FAMOUS AND HIGHLY RESPECTED FOR THEIR EXCELLENCE IN A PARTICULAR ART OR ACTIVITY | LUMINARIES |
| NOT KNOWINGLY OR INTENDED | UNWITTINGLY |
| HAVINGA FORCEFUL, EFFECTIVE QUALITY | PUNCHY |
| DUG UP | UNEARTHED |
| A MOVING CROED OF PEOPLE OR MASS OF ANIMALS | SWARM |
| FAMOUS AND ADMIRED; DISTINGUISHED | EMINENT |
| HOLDING ONE'S ATTENTION | COMPELLING |
| SHORT EFFECTIVE WRITTEN DESCRIPTIONS OF CHARACTERS OR SCENES | VIGNETTES |
| MAD | BONKERS |
| THE STATE OF BEING COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN | OBLIVION |
| OF GREAT IMPORTANCE OR SERIOUSNESS | CRUCIAL / MOMENTOUS |
| POSSESSING STRANGE HABITS OR FEATURES OF CHARACTER | QUIRKY |
| SETTING FREE FROM CONTROL (FEELINGS, FORCES ETC.) | UNLEASHING |
| FIRMNESS OR SEVERITY | RIGOUR |
| SOMEONE WHO HAS RISEN SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY | UPSTART |
| ROSE RAPIDLY | SOARED |
| CHEERFUL, FRIENDLY AND GOOD-TEMPERED | GENIAL |
| FIRMLY HELD IDEAS AND RECOMMENDATIONS | NOSTRUMS |
| MADE POOR | IMPOVERISHED |