same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
script; screenplay; scenario
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
headquarters; head office; main office
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
anything and everything; just about everything
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell