intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
intelligence; intellect; brains
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
rival; competitor; competition
imprisonment; incarceration
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
means; way; method; measure
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
religious organization; religious organisation
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
comparatively; relatively
to pitch camp; to set up camp
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
you; (arch.) your residence
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand