revolutionary (e.g. technology)
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
based on; on the basis of
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
exile; banishment; deportation
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
genuine article; real thing; real deal
duty; function; office; mission; task
death penalty; capital punishment
execute by shooting to death (by firing squad)
Nicolai; Nicolais; Nikolai; Nikolais
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
during imprisonment; while in jail
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
great writer; major writer
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
forgetting; lapse of memory
way of reciting; way of telling a story
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
central part; heart (of a city)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
reverse side of a paper; reading between the lines
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement