idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
script; screenplay; scenario
outline; summary; gist; basic points
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
the relation of master to servant
clear writing; specification
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
order; sequence; procedure
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
government service; the bureaucracy
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
full dress; formal dress; uniform
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)