to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public; presentation (e.g. of a play, opera); performance
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
store; reserve; stock; savings
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
recommended sentence; prosecution's demand for punishment
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
junior high school student; middle school pupil
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
three-tiered court system; principle of a three-instance trial process
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
much less; to say nothing of
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
match; game; bout; contest
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities