mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
counsel; defender; advocate
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
guilty verdict; judgment of guilty (judgement)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
diminished capacity; diminished responsibility; legally unaccountable (e.g. due to mental illness, drugs, alcohol, etc.)
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
continuation; succession; series
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
(political) power; authority; influence
reform; reformation; reorganization
with no effort at all; easily
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
several times (as large, over)
shopping; purchased goods
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
covered with; stained; smeared