to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
call; summons; convening; convocation
later on; eventually; afterwards
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
three generations; three periods; third generation
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
gyro; gyroscope; gyro; gyrocompass
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
conviction; belief; confidence
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
interception; monitoring; tapping
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
underground; subterranean
personal (employee); employed; retained
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)