self-torturing; masochistic
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
close; intimate; on good terms
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
good policy; wise policy; best plan
to send an army; to send soldiers; to dispatch troops
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
profiting while others fight; (lit.) fisherman's profit
serious criminal; heinous criminal
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
only recently; just of late
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
military affairs; military service
military authorities; army circles
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
watchful waiting; careful supervision