leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
a few years ago; some years back
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
noisy; confused; uproarious
to stop talking; to be silent
stirring; slight movement
to see through; to see the true nature of something
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
uneven distribution; unfair distribution; maldistribution
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
leader; guide; mentor; coach
fearless; daring; knowing no fear
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to become completely chilled
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit