death penalty; capital punishment
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
decision; determination; resolution
moving tale; impressive tale
identifying signal; recognition signal; (radio) call sign
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
head; lead; vanguard; first
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
autofocus; auto focus; anal sex
gray zone; grey zone; gray area
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
moment; brief space of time
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
demonstration; show of force
not permitting; not authorizing
acting arbitrarily; arbitrary action
United Nations Security Council
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
abstention; nonparticipation
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
one's old bones; aged body
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute