standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
number two; mistress; concubine
as everyone knows; needless to point out
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
counsel; defender; advocate
visitor's gallery; seats for the public
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
newspaper reporter; print journalist
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
plaintiff; accuser; prosecutor
every person; each one; everybody
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
record keeper; recorder; archivist
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
process; course; mechanism
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
police officer; policeman; constable
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
involuntary manslaughter; accidental homicide; negligent homicide
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
at the last moment; this late in the game
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
reopening; resumption; restarting