abandoned building; derelict building
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
indiscriminate killing; indiscriminate murder
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
affidavit; deposition; testimony
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
person involved in a gang; person with gangster associations; yakuza member
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
judge's sentence; assessment of a case
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
police officer; policeman; constable
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
place; room; margin; scope
life imprisonment; imprisonment for life; indefinite imprisonment
recommended sentence; prosecution's demand for punishment
court (of law); courtroom
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
report; notification; registration
rifling marks on a fired bullet
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism