to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
destruction; annihilation; extermination
divorce; dissolution of adoption
historic; historical; traditional
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
amount of material resources
Afghan; Afghanistan; afghan (blanket, shawl)
both armies; both teams; both sides
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
town; city; municipal; urban
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
international law in time of war
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)