plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
secret; hidden; unseen; inward
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
one more time; once more; once again
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
election; selection; choice
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
source of worry; source of distress
to finish reading; to read through
colonization; colonisation
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
colonization; colonisation
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
armaments; military preparations
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
change; transition; vicissitudes
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
devotion; attachment; infatuation
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget