unexpected; unforeseen; strange
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
city planning; urban planning; town planning
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to read to the end; to read through; to read from cover to cover
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
Central and South America
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
settlement; permanent residency
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
reigning; controlling; dictating
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
command; lead; generalship; leadership
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
desolate field; withered field
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
I've got to be going; I must go
(not) a single person; (no) one
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned