work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
personification; impersonation; embodiment
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to degenerate; to lapse into
job; work; duties; trade; skill
head-on fight; head-to-head contest; serious contest
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
with a start; with a jump
death penalty; capital punishment
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
to accept; to receive; to agree
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
indiscretion; imprudence; rudeness; misbehavior; misconduct; misdeed
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
even though; despite; when
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
opinion; intention; thought
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to sell off; to dispose of
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone