defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
death penalty; capital punishment
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to hold fast; to protect to the end
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
each; (arch.) you (plural)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
place of execution; execution site
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
don't worry about it; forget about it
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
furiously; passionately; indignantly
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome