baton (of command); order; command; direction
to prevent; to take precautions
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
posterity; future life; life to come
the future is unpredictable; inscrutable are the ways of heaven; the irony of fate
to bring; to take; to bring about
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
northern part; the north (of a region)
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
passing through without stopping; passing by
to explain adequately; to be accountable
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
subversion (of the state)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
murder of one's own lord or father
very interesting; of great interest
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
since when; from when; how long
to anticipate; to foresee