circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
still (continuing); as ever; further
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
military system; military organization; military organisation
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
order; sequence; procedure
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
disturbance; riot; mayhem
naturally; of course; understandably
reporter; speaker; informer; presenter; rapporteur
person of high rank or position
deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
all-night vigil over a body; wake
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
simple (and honest); simple-hearted; unsophisticated
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)