lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
death penalty; capital punishment
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
observer; spectator (e.g. in court); (member of the) public; visitor; audience; gallery
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
system of guilt by association (especially that of Japanese election law, which stipulates that an elected official may lose his position if someone in his campaign commits a crime)
(not) in the least; (not) at all
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
sudden impulse; passing fancy
custom; common practice; habit
striking; remarkable; considerable
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
to give an impression; to make an impression
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
well-behaved (model) prisoner; trusty (trustee)
clerical position (e.g. in the civil service); general office work
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
a hundred lashes; a hundred strokes
to sentence; to assign a penalty
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
penalty; sentence; punishment
minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
severe punishment; rigorous measures
whether or not; presence or absence
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve