last name; surname; family name
head; leader; prime minister
Thames (UK, Canada) (river)
class system; caste system; hierarchical system
Shirley; Charrie; Sherley
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
for (some) doubtful points to remain
to let out a cry; to break forth
certain; definite; clear; credible
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
division into equal parts; equal parts
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)