entreaty; appeal; petition
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
respect and affection; love and respect
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
righteousness; justice; right
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
warehousing; storing; entering a garage; entering the depot
like water; like it grows on trees
to repeat; to do something over again
to examine someone's expression
returning (to the authorities); restoring
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
property; fortune; means; assets
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to commit a crime; to do evil
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
shady; underhanded; questionable
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
descendant; posterity; offspring
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people