capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
is something that; is that which
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
payment of debts; repayment
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to provide with funds; to fund; to advance some capital; to furnish with funds
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
travelling alone; solitary journey
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
first thing in the morning
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
to cease; to stop; to be over
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)