there being no use in arguing (about it)
death penalty; capital punishment
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
due form; official; formality
name; given name; first name
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
smoothly; easily; readily
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
genuine article; real thing; real deal
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
immediately; right away; on the spot
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
reason; cause; circumstances
please; somehow or other; one way or another
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)