subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
confidentially; privately; off the record
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
respect and affection; love and respect
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
death and injury; being killed or injured
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
entreaty; appeal; petition
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
death penalty; capital punishment
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
heir to the throne; successor to the throne
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
elegy; dirge; mournful melody
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
dealing with; coping with