vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
those (near the second person)
almost; roughly; approximately
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
world; society; people; the public
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
(present) head of a family
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
superior; superiors; senior
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
certain; definite; clear; credible
modernization; modernisation
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
action of making something; -ification
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
(social) class; rank; grade
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
society; public; community; social studies
looking on (somebody) as hostile
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
destabilization; destabilisation
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible