to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
arrest; apprehension; capture
first instance; first trial
unsuspended prison sentence; prison sentence with no stay of execution
appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal
dispute; contention; conflict; controversy
to be thrown in jail; to be locked up; to be put in the slammer; to be burdened with (e.g. someone else's debt); to be saddled with; to be stuck with
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to put a thing on top of another; to cover; to lay something on
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
cannot be helped; unavoidable
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
credit roll (at the end of a film or TV show); closing credits; end credits
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
National Security Agency (of the United States); NSA
interception (email); wiretap; bug
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
interception; monitoring; tapping