apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
only the results matter; it's all about the results
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to walk away; to saunter off
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
court (of law); courtroom
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
if so; in that case; in that situation
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
freedom; free man; free woman
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
judicial power; jurisdiction
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to spread; to be propagated
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to call out; to ask someone to come
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
personal circumstances; one's own convenience
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate