death penalty; capital punishment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
slave labor; slave labour
with these words; while saying
secret information; intelligence
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
wife and children; (arch.) wife
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
Nicolai; Nicolais; Nikolai; Nikolais
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
one's best interests; one's own good
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
Home Ministry; Department of the Interior (US, etc.); Home Office (UK); Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan, pre-1947)
KGB (Soviet Union intelligence agency)
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
military adviser; military advisor
oppression; suppression; pressure
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
to round up; to gather; to muster; to mobilize; to mobilise
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
eastern part; the east (of a region)
systematic; organized; organizational
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
Nazi; Nationalsozialist; Nazi Party
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)