before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
righteousness; justice; right
severe punishment policy; zero-tolerance policy; draconianism
check; restraint; oppression; repression
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
precondition; prerequisite
freedom of will; free will
practical; realistic; pragmatic
atrocious crime; heinous crime
keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
deterrent effect; chilling effect; restraining effect
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
few decades; many decades; several decades
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
making one's attitude (position, stand) clear; (lit.) unfurling and clearly showing one's banner
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to kill; to beat to death
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
members; member; constituent
resentment; indignation; anger
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
omniscient point of view (in narration)
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants