technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
contract; compact; agreement
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
housing facility; detention facility; internment camp; prisoner-of-war camp; concentration camp; refugee camp
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
back (of a chair); backrest
to lean against; to set against
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
great war; great battle; world war
sound recorder; tape recorder
consequently; as a result; in the end
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
then; well; so; well then
arrangement; pact; agreement
fixed number; quorum (for an assembly); constant; invariable; literal; fate
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)