(penalty of) imprisonment
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
all-out attack; general offensive
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
strong defense; strong defence
forward; forwarding (email); forwards; forward contract
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
of course; certainly; naturally
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
to close up (editing mark)
bending; warping; flexibility; pliability
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate