ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
much less; to say nothing of
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance