to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
clientele; customer stratum
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
judicial affairs; clerical duty (in a temple)
history; pedigree; lineage
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
justice; fairness; impartiality
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
to be lacking in options; to be too few
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
and (also); both ... and; as well as
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
mobilization; mobilisation