suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
comfort; consolation; diversion
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
place to die; place of death
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
strength; power; proficiency; ability
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to cease; to stop; to be over
to read the situation; to sense the mood
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
this world; this life; world of the living
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised