to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to hide; to conceal oneself
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
connection; link; relationship
great war; great battle; world war
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
attendance; presence; appearance
to be cleared of a charge
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
pessimism; disappointment
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
lightly; easily; carelessly
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
act which serves the interests of (benefits) the enemy
nothing but; none other than
profiting while others fight
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
the big two...; two major...; two main...
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
physical evidence; material evidence
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
to be forward; to be impertinent
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
innocence; being not guilty