elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
no!; no no!; no, not at all
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
forgetting; lapse of memory
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
reason; cause; circumstances
to throw at; to turn; to raise
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust