noisy; confused; uproarious
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
one's physical safety; personal security
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
not in one's right mind; insane
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
while being out of the office or away from home
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
one person; another name; nickname; alias
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to relax; to feel at home
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
soldier; combatant; warrior
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to take away; to carry away
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of