tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
full dress; formal dress; uniform
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
headfirst slide; head-first sliding
caltrop (spiked device scattered to maim infantry and horses); calthrop; caltrap
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
later on; eventually; afterwards
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
regional cuisine; local cuisine
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
direct control; direct supervision
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
heaps of bodies and streams of blood; fierce battle
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
selection; choice; picking out
magic; sorcery; incantation
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion