society; the world; the times
how many years; how long; what year
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
finally; in the end; on top of all that
sublime; noble; high-minded
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to keep a watchful eye on
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to explain; to dispel doubts
murder; killing; murderer
indictment; prosecution; complaint
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
indirection; indirectness
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
stark naked; nude; bare; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
affidavit; deposition; testimony
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
to follow another's example
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)