sincere; honest; faithful
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
right mindfulness; true faith (in rebirth in the promised land)
wicked thought; wicked mind
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
private citizen; civilian
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
under the ... administration; within the ... government
Axis powers (World War II)
proving ground; test site
German Air Force; Luftwaffe
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
matter of concern and interest
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
Western countries; (former) Western Bloc countries
anti-fascism; antifascism
trend; tendency; momentum
axle; pivot; center (of power, activity); central point; the Axis (WWII alliance)
Casa Branca (Brazil); Casablanca (Morocco)
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
illegal; illicit; unlawful
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
down-market; popular; mass-market
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up