one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
that day; the very same day
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
Act for Controlling the Possession of Firearms or Swords and Other Such Weapons
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
(crime of) inflicting bodily injury
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
stay of execution; suspended sentence
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
different opinion; objection
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
decision; determination; resolution
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
March; third month of the lunar calendar
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
emotional scars; mental trauma
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
genuine; authentic; true; real
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
main text; original text; this book; this volume
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
unauthorized reproduction; unauthorised reproduction; unauthorized copying; unauthorised copying
reproduction; duplication; reprinting