faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to do someone in; to bump someone off
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
wounded person; injured person
descending a mountain; descent
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
priority; order of precedence
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
wherein; therein; thereinto
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
a few years ago; some years back
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
how long; how far; how much
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
death penalty; capital punishment
almost certainly; in all probability; ten to one; near-completeness; near-perfection; ninety-nine percent (finished, etc.)
but; however; provided that
rather than; more ... than ...
by means of; due to; because of; according to
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
property; fortune; assets
implication (in a crime); involvement; (arch.) sitting in a row (in the same seat)