Supreme Court (until 1947); Great Court of Cassation
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
judicial review (e.g. of the constitutionality of a law)
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
comparatively; relatively
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
citizen judge system; lay judge system; quasi-jury system
ordinary citizen; the general public
lay judge (2005 reforms); citizen judge; juror
how long; how far; how much
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)