unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
consideration; taking into account
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
festival merrymaking; revelry
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
mask; disguise; guise; mask
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
production (e.g. play); direction
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
basis for decision; evidence for judging
searching for someone; search for a missing person
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
advance; moving forward; progress
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
imprudent (misguided) fellow
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
to recover consciousness; to come to
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied