gentle; mild; meek; tender
flying; false start; doing something before the scheduled time or date; breaking the street date
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
lack of knowledge; lack of understanding
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
private affairs; personal matter
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
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
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
to take command; to give direction
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
military authorities; army circles
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
coronation ceremony; enthronement
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force