evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
strong; resolute; firm; strict
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
close; intimate; on good terms
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to send or direct a person to
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to intend; to be sure that
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
(making something a) political issue
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
to be found; to be discovered
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare