block (of wood); chip; splinter
suggestive; pregnant (e.g. pregnant pause)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
together with; same; both; all; including ...
covering (from enemy attack); protection
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
guilty verdict; judgment of guilty (judgement)
fundamental principle; basic principle; general principle
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
to shake; to waver; to tremble
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
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
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
legal; lawful; legitimate
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
bodily injury; personal injury; actual bodily harm; mayhem
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
state of mind; mentality; psychology
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
general; overall; across-the-board
function; facility; faculty; feature
government office; government agency; authorities
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
way; method; means; resource; course
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
record of proceedings; minutes