material for experiments; experimental material
and; thereupon; because of that
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
armed forces; military; troops
proving ground; test site
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
protective instinct; defensive instinct
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
previous ruler; ancestors
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
decision; settlement; definition
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!