accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
reading aloud; recitation
benefitting the enemy; benefiting the enemy
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
death in jail; death in prison
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
person in charge; official; attendant
person standing watch; guard duty
to get between; to be caught in
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
Supreme Court (until 1947); Great Court of Cassation
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution
natural virtue; personal virtue
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
in the hospital; hospitalized
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
trend; tendency; momentum
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
combination; arrangement; distribution; (arch.) marrying off