representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
absence; disregard; indifference
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
bowing (a string instrument)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
another thing; exception; special case
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
capable of anything; liable to do
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
long time; long interval; for quite some time
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
meeting place; assembly hall
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to have a talk; to tell a story
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
rationalization; justification
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
killing two birds with one stone
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
innocent; cherubic; childlike
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to discuss; to talk together
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to happen to hear; to overhear
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
to care for someone; to look after someone
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory