oath; vow; attestation; solemn pledge
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
houses and inhabitants; population
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
full dress; formal dress; uniform
busy; having no time (for)
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
calm; composed; cool; quiet
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
police officer; policeman; constable
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
chief (of police); head (of office)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
government office; public office
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
exploration party; expedition team
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
fast-talking; rapid talking
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)