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 (e.g. of a bill, motion); falling through; rejection; miscarriage
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
complete; completion (of a collection, video game, etc.)
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
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; dull; roundabout
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
surgery; surgical procedure
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
release; liberation; acquittal
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
key person; important person
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
eagerly; earnestly; zealously; wholeheartedly; diligently; assiduously
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
ashamed deep down in one's heart; blushing with shame when one remembers something
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman