to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
to stop talking; to be silent
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
offender; criminal; culprit
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
regret; repentance; remorse
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
besides; in addition; also; moreover
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
Island; insula; island; islet
urgency; exigency; emergency
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
help; assistance; service
at least; at most; (even) just
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
room behind the curtain of a noh stage, where the actors prepare; greenroom (noh); (lit.) mirror room; hall of mirrors (at Versailles)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
most difficult; next to impossible
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...