to try all possible means
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
(not so) much; (not) very
to be silent; to say nothing
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
odds and ends; all; every
very interesting; of great interest
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
reopening; resumption; restarting
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
clapping and cheering; applause
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
one's real father; natural father; biological father
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)