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to be subject to punishment; to be punished

1

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

10

death in jail; death in prison

1

rebel; traitor

12

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

7

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

1

to wait impatiently for

1

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

1

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

6

to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do

1

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

1

to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

2

(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge

5

innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty

5

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

10

to take into consideration; to use one's discretion

1

scaffold; gallows

21

to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially

1

throat; singing voice

4

hoarse voice; husky voice

1

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

3

pity; compassion

3

please; somehow or other; one way or another

20

minister's secretary

3

Townsend

19

confidentially; privately; off the record

1

to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)

3

private; personal

2

favour; favor

3

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

2

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

5

to pay

3

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

12

conviction; belief; confidence

6

to be to the point; to be pertinent

3

certainly; surely; definitely

2

mere; only a ...

1

civil official

1

friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

1

to know (a person); to think

3

was

49

wholesale

1

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

3

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

22

to skin; to peel

1

frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

2

to prohibit

3

cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind

1

a certain ...

2

you; noblewoman; lady

1