principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
indiscriminately; without consideration; irrespective of the occasion; paying no attention to the feelings or expectations of those nearby
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
ordinary citizen; the general public
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
televising; broadcasting; airing
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
review; reconsideration; revision
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
cooperation; coordination; link
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone