water outlet; tap; faucet
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
modular bath; prefabricated bath
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
combined living room, dining room and kitchen
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
living; lifestyle; living room
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
impression; strong belief; conviction
condemn the offense, but not the offender
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
view; opinion; finding; findings
false evidence; perjury; false testimony
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
failure; rejection; rupture
late at night; at a late hour
to be accustomed to reading
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
long ago; once upon a time
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
compendium of laws; statute books; (lit.) complete book of the Six Codes
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
death penalty; capital punishment
human rights; civil liberties
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus