odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
indescribable; having no way to express
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
objection; dissent; protest
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
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
to jump at; to be attracted by
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
to get one's head around; to think about
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to take to task; to take it out on
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
the real criminal; true culprit