marriage ceremony; wedding
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
accident; emergency; calamity
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
arrangements; preparations
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
detour; circumvention; turning movement
directions; instructions; orders; command
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
penetrating eyes; insightfulness
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
care; precaution; guarding; caution
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
otherwise; or else; if not
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
belief; conviction; opinion
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
front; frontage; facade; main