gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
to accuse someone; to charge someone
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
paedophilia; pedophilia; pederosis
child abduction; kidnapping of a minor
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
constitutional government
to lie in wait; to wait for an opportunity to hurt someone; (lit.) to sharpen one's fangs
special training; intensive training; crash course
(Asimov's) Three Laws of Robotics
to be linked (esp. of data); to be tied (e.g. to an account); to be related
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
adherence (to custom, tradition)
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
bad law; (arch.) evil ways; (arch.) evil way of doing things
reprimand; rebuke; censure; reproof
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
looking on from afar; being a spectator
equality before the law; equality under the law
defendant's seat; the dock
to march (someone) off (e.g. to the police station); to lead away; to take away
person who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
to be main; to be principal; to be important
association of like-minded people
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
successful candidate; successful applicant; person who has passed an exam
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
enrolled student; registered student