unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
exchanging business cards
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
another kind; distinct species; variety
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
out of sight; out of eyeshot
leaving unfinished; unfinished ending
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
collective responsibility; joint liability
responsibility; duty; obligation
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
imprisonment; incarceration
recommended sentence; prosecution's demand for punishment
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
naivete; simplicity; innocence