holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
indictment; prosecution; complaint
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to make a speech; to address
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
properly; in a good manner; sophisticatedly; seemly; in a dignified way
handicraft; industrial art object
with a clink (click, clack)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
at a loss for words; stumped for words
person concerned; interested party; related party
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod