to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
interest; rights; concession
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
mature in age and wisdom; middle-aged
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
to turn against; to become an enemy
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to speak; to say; to vocalize
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
door; gate; opening; title page
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
dozens; scores of; decades
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid