script; screenplay; scenario
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
general mobilization; full mobilization
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
declaration of war; proclamation of war
going straight home (without first returning to one's workplace); returning home directly
home delivery (of food); outside catering
to prostrate oneself (before)
shame; compunction; remorse; shame felt towards oneself and others
silent; quiet; solemn; softly; quietly; solemnly
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
such; like that; in that way
shallow thinking; imprudence; rashness; quick temper; short temper
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
secondary; of secondary importance
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
to make a mistake; to blunder
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf