small number; few; minority
to press a question; to cross-examine
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
car model; type of (wheeled) vehicle; vehicle classification
automobile society; motorized society
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to sniff out; to get wind of
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
national crisis; national disaster
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
encryption; encoding; encipherment
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
sabotage; subversive activities
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
great cause; moral law; justice
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
(the) ignorant masses; untaught populace; unlearned people
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
questions and answers; dialogue
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
reaction of a living body
gunfight; firefight; gun battle; shoot-out