we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
target group; target persons
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
scene; view; prospect; outlook
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
girl; lass; young thing; chick
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
identifiable; personalized
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
attendant; valet; altar boy; acolyte
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
in line with this; therefore
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to seize (secure) evidence