aristocracy system; aristocracy
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape (by force); sexual assault
source of funds; source of money
process; course; mechanism
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
condition; situation; prospects
assistance; backing; reinforcements
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
eye measurement; measure with eye
after the end (of something)
to fall flat; to fall face down
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
present (brought by a visitor); gift
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
(earning or paying) no interest
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance