draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
judicial decision made with human kindness and warmth in a fair manner
being dealt a bad hand (in mahjong, card games, etc.); poor (handwriting); unscrupulous
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
settlement out of court; private settlement
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
sudden impulse; passing fancy
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
to keep face; to save face; to not lose face
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
party in full swing; party at its peak
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
no loss or gain; coming out even
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
humble; modest; unassuming
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly