abstractness; abstraction
question; inquiry; enquiry
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
every person; every mouth; every entrance
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to begin; to set about; to start
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to have a meal; to take a meal
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
absence; disregard; indifference
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
monolith; large slab of rock
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to gather; to collect; to assemble
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore