exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
one bow; one salute; one greeting
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
indictment; prosecution; complaint
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
husband and wife; married couple
other crimes; further offenses; further offences
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
imprisonment; incarceration
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
there's no smoke without fire
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
to think too much; to be over-concerned
unable to focus on ... (due to being preoccupied with something else); unable to concentrate on ...; unable to settle down to ...
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour