capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to grow; to develop; to grow up
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
patriot devoted to the salvation of his country
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
largest ever; biggest; record
private person; individual
complete victory; total victory
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to govern; to manage; to subdue
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
belief; faith; conviction
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
accession to the throne; enthronement
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence