silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
birth; creation; formation
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
personage; person (deserving of respect)
confusion; distraction; derangement
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
and; thereupon; because of that
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to stay calm; to keep cool
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
at once; there and then; immediately