agreement; stipulation; contract
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
different opinion; objection
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
no penalty; no punishment; acquittal; impunity
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to dissolve (an organization, company, etc.); to break up; to close down; to scrap (a plan, etc.)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
promising; hopeful; full of promise
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
station; office; guardroom
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern