crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
how; in what way; by what means
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to be born; to come into the world
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to claim victims; to cause casualties
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
killing with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); slaying; putting to the sword
medicinal poisoning; chemical poisoning; drug poisoning; drug addiction
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to become clear; to be made public
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
sentiment; sentimentality
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
story; tale; talk; discussion
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
single word; a few words; brief comment
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend