on the occasion of; at the time of
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
having ended; being resolved
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
restoration; repair; mending
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to recover consciousness; to come to
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
originally; by nature; from the start
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
finger flick to the forehead
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
invisibly; secretly; privately
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
question; inquiry; enquiry
to get information out of a person; to begin listening