principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to be smeared; to be covered
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
offender; criminal; culprit
to understand from experience
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
acid; sourness; sour taste
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
-less; lacking; non-existing
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to bring; to take; to bring about
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to torment; to torture; to harass
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
student teacher; trainee teacher
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to fall off; to tumble down
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue