one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
offender; criminal; culprit
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
imitation; fake; counterfeit; sham
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
resentment; indignation; anger
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
common knowledge; well-known fact
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
successor; replacement; second wife
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
trial; judgement; judgment
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
himself; yourself; herself
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to take command; to give direction
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else