assembling a criminal case
(compulsory) execution; seizure
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
hooligan; layabout; good-for-nothing; gangster
settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
dim-witted; airheaded; bird-brained; dim; dullard; blockheaded
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
members; member; constituent
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
weight (for scales); counterweight
to slide into; to slip into
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
wedge-shaped; cuneate; cuneiform