explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
timewise; temporal; chronal
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
trivial; not amounting to much
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
during imprisonment; while in jail
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
instant; moment; for an instant
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
alert status; emergency alert
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment