to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to forget completely; to leave behind
reaction; response; reaction
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
to take command; to give direction
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
military authorities; army circles
coronation ceremony; enthronement
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
world history; international history
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
one-by-one; separately; in detail
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
armed might; military power; the sword; force
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery