playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
strangulation; strangling
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
drunkenness; intoxication
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
judgment; judgement; discernment
right in the midst of; right at the height of
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
yellowish; tinged with yellow
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
otherwise; or else; if not
international law; law of nations
large build; large pattern
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
demonstration; manifestation; protest
night attack; nocturnal assault
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager