claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
civil affairs; civil case
to concern; to be related
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
when it comes to; concerning
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
script; screenplay; scenario
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
factory; plant; mill; workshop
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
insurance payout; insurance money
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
unsuspended prison sentence; prison sentence with no stay of execution