tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
furnishings; implements; equipment
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
(how) many times; (how) often
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal provisions; penal code
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
(crime of) defamation (i.e. slander, libel)
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to make sense; to be meaningful
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
be (that) as it may; having said that
to leave as is; to ignore
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to continue to do; to persist in doing
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
to be charmed by; to be attracted to; to be taken with; to be drawn to
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to go crazy; to lose one's mind
use; utilization; utilisation; application
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
declaration; proclamation; announcement
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking