unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
companion; company; tritagonist
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
banquet or reception hall
trial; judgement; judgment
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
counsel; defender; advocate
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
executive power; authority
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
publication of results; announcement of results
visitor's gallery; seats for the public
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
lateral; sideways; (from) side to side
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
death penalty; capital punishment
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
system of guilt by association (especially that of Japanese election law, which stipulates that an elected official may lose his position if someone in his campaign commits a crime)
(not) in the least; (not) at all
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
sudden impulse; passing fancy