whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
human rights; civil liberties
calamity; disaster; misfortune
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
the people; citizens; the populace
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); pardon; excuse; justification; making amends for a previous misdoing
to complete decisively; to do to completion
equality; impartiality; evenness
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
almost every day; almost daily
dead men tell no tales; the dead cannot speak in their own defense
self-justification; excuse
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
trial; judgement; judgment