calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
leadership skill; leadership ability
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
occupation; calling; livelihood
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
rating; classification; allocation; grading
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to get strong; to gain strength
countenance; features; looks
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
as you are aware; as you know
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
difference; disparity; gap
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to make a fool of someone
to sit down; to take a seat
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
offender; criminal; culprit
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to settle a matter; to get even with someone