solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
I've got to be going; I must go
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
safety confirmation; confirming (something) is safe
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
section manager; section chief
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to affect; to impact; to influence
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
pains; efforts; trouble; labor; labour; services
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased