repentance; confession; penitence
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to throw at; to turn; to raise
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
distant look; faraway look
never mind!; don't worry about it
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
treatment (of a person); dealing with
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize