polite; respectful; reverent
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
guard; sentinel; garrison
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
all you have to do is; just; that's all
all night long; all through the night
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to attack; to assault; to assail
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
distress; wretched condition
the scruff or nape of the neck
furious facial expression
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
face contorted and about to cry
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
decoration; ornamental item; decompensated congestive heart failure
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)