birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
good prospects; full of hope; promising
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
never ceasing; never ending; endless
particularly; only; in the case of
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
that kind; competition; match
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
explanation; interpretation
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
with a start; with a jump
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
other crimes; further offenses; further offences
death penalty; capital punishment
illegal; illicit; unlawful
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
constitution; rules; regulation
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition