blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to be prolonged; to drag on
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
affidavit; deposition; testimony
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
first instance; first trial
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
well-behaved (model) prisoner; trusty (trustee)
to paint (draw) a picture
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
already; now; no longer; not any more
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
no!; no no!; no, not at all
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner