pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
since; henceforth; ever since
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
several years; a few years
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
smooth (i.e. without problems)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
match declared drawn due to injury; ending with both sides suffering damage (of a dispute, etc.)
our country; our land; one's own country
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
sabotage; subversive activities
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
final; eventual; ultimate