justice; fairness; impartiality
secret understanding; collusion
worst; worst-case (scenario)
safety; welfare; well-being
it hasn't been long since
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
parent-child relationship
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
rebel; traitor; insurgent
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
shameless; shameless person
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
force (bulldoze) one's way through
to become clear; to be made public
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
moving tale; impressive tale
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
right (to do something); authority; power
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
attenuation; damping; decay
victim; injured party; sufferer
half-moon; half a month; semicircle