judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
to follow; to conform; to apply to
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
penalty; sentence; punishment
political measures; policy
foreign enemy; outside invader
family; relatives; dependents; household
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
dignity; majesty; sanctity
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
to stamp; to engrave; to inscribe
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
trend of the times; way things are going
to need; to call for; to require
sincere; earnest; serious
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
hourglass figure; having a good-looking, full-bodied figure (of a woman); big breasts and buttocks, tight waist
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
under repair; out of service
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
in the background; not standing out