to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
reopening; resumption; restarting
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to encamp; to take up positions
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
direct control; direct supervision
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
means; way; method; measure
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
only recently; just of late
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
every person; each one; everybody
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet