white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical
prejudice; bias; distorted view
belief; conviction; opinion
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to rebuild; to reconstruct
timewise; temporal; chronal
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
military officer; naval officer
Britain and France; Anglo-French
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
lull; breathing spell; respite; remission (of an illness); becoming stable
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
young master; young gentleman
feebleness; weakness; weak
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
mature; becoming precocious
striking just before one's opponent makes a move