to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
supporting role (actor); minor role
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
decorative lights; illumination
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
decoration; ornament; trimmings
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
mockery; derision; ridicule
visit (from someone); call
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
under the orders of; by order (command)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
is something that; is that which
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
hostile relations; hostile relationship
star (actor); prima donna; leading figure
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
legal competency; criminal responsibility; ability to fulfil one's responsibilities; full accountability
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
returning; coming back; returning to the service of one's master
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)