to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
gesture; gesticulation; motion
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
burlesque; low comedy; farce
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to ascend; to go up; to climb
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
in that manner; like that
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
experiment; experimentation
battlefield; battleground
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe