sincere; honest; faithful
plot; conspiracy; conference
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
audience; attendance; hearers
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to stop talking; to be silent
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
recalcitrant; insubordinate; lawless; disaffected; malcontent; rebellious
in the meantime; meanwhile
to become settled; to be fixed
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
government office; government agency; authorities
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
Commander-in-Chief; C-in-C
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
(exercising) the right to command
having both (at the same time); possessing both; owning both
border area; border zone; borderland
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
one's own child; one's own children
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)