confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
self-justification; excuse
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
judge's sentence; assessment of a case
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
the reason is ...; it is because ...
the text; the main clause; the main part of a document
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
ratio decidendi; reason for a verdict
clear; precise; definite; distinct
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
death penalty; capital punishment
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
recommended sentence; prosecution's demand for punishment
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
feeling keenly; fully realizing
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
hell on earth; living hell
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
tone (of voice); manner of talking
how; in what way; in what manner
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common