to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
popular person; favorite; favourite
mental image; mental picture; image
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
victim; injured party; sufferer
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
innocent; not guilty; harmless
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
false evidence; perjury; false testimony
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
with a start; with a jump
trial; judgement; judgment
indictment; prosecution; complaint
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
land route; overland route; by land; overland
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
thruster (e.g. on a satellite)
to knead well; to polish; to refine
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
(doing something) in tears
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft