remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
other than; excluding; without
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
irrational (line of) argument
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
will not do; do not; does not
good; goodness; right; virtue
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
(religious) faith; belief; creed
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
young person; youth; young
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
place; room; margin; scope
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to apologize; to apologise
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly