great war; great battle; world war
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
tier; tear; teardrop shape
attendance; presence; appearance
to be cleared of a charge
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
this sort of; this type of
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
lightly; easily; carelessly
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
act which serves the interests of (benefits) the enemy
nothing but; none other than
profiting while others fight; (lit.) fisherman's profit
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
innocence; being not guilty
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion