to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
secret technique; secret art
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
literature; books (reference); document
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
reinforcement; strengthening
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
cruise; navigation; sailing
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
wounded person; injured person
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
as before; as ever; as it was originally
person who has died at his post (in the performance of his duties)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
arrest; apprehension; capture
some people; a few people; several people
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely