grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
objection; dissent; protest
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
no matter how much time passes
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
personal feelings; self-interest
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
please; somehow or other; one way or another
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to jump at; to be attracted by
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!