solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
only extant copy; only existing copy
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
to become keen on; to get passionate about
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
light and darkness; light and shade
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
demonstration; manifestation; protest
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
military service; combat experience
at the critical moment; when it counts
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
person who is always late
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
loyal retainer; loyal subject
immediately; at once; instantly
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
to take off one's clothes; to undress
must-have; essential item
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught