signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
illumination; decorative lighting
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
large number (of); many; majority
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
namely; that is (to say); in other words
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
virgin birth (esp. the Virgin Birth of Jesus)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
Christmas; Nativity; celebration of the birthday of a saint or great man
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
boisterous merrymaking; racket; spree
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
mockery; derision; ridicule
flight; desertion; escape
course; route; path; process; means
site; point on a map; spot
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
preliminary test or trial; tryout
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand