fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
right in the midst of; right at the height of
strangulation; strangling
cutting pliers; lineman's pliers; combination pliers
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
complexity; complex; complicated
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
dual personality; split personality
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
diminished capacity; diminished responsibility; legally unaccountable (e.g. due to mental illness, drugs, alcohol, etc.)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
team of lawyers; defense team; defence team
objection; dissent; protest
appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal
final appeal to the highest court
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
lying face down; upside down; prone
religious organization; religious organisation
entering a faith; joining a religion
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
small number; few; minority
voluntary restraints; self-limitation
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
degenerate; pervert; deviant
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
random; unintentional; unintended
admission (e.g. to a training institution, research establishment, social welfare facility, etc.); entrance; imprisonment; internment; confinement