impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to make a vow; to take an oath
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
mental anguish; mental distress
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
genuine article; real thing; real deal
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
choices; alternatives; options
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
judicial precedent; leading case; prior case
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
distant place; faraway location; far away
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
to palm off; to force a sale
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-