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a man of sound judgment

avow one's faults

admit a person to bail

You must make a clear distinction between your public and private roles.

an admitted liar

Turn about is fair play.

Private [Personal] considerations must not enter into public affairs.

with authority

moral pressure

a strict [loose] constructionist

in explanation of one's conduct

with an air of finality

a ticklish question [situation]

a knee‐jerk conservative

Illicit relations between men and women are taboo [banned] in the samurai family.

Tolerance is another name for indifference.

I will accept it tentatively, but with no (formal) commitment, you understand.

Two and two make four.

Silence gives consent.

suspected bribery

He's sure that his diagnosis will be confirmed.

defend one's ideas

argue one's position

make a protestation of one's innocence

chip in with a few pertinent remarks

Power of monopoly depends on the substitutability.

avouch oneself (as) a conservative

food for thought [reflection]

Modesty is a virtue.

go beyond one's duty