middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
rapid development; rapid unfolding
regiment of military policemen
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
influence; clout; leverage
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
absolutely; positively; decidedly
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
tool; implement; means; furniture
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
practice; practising; experience