The interpretation of the law towards the end of providing justice, even if this interpretation does not fall within the law as written.

A situation where a leader (often a dictator) has been falsely idolized and made into a national or group icon and is revered as a result.

An opportunity to live longer than was expected, due to some kind of reprieve. / (figuratively) An opportunity to an improved quality of life, due to some change in circumstances.

An arm of the Pacific Ocean defined by the curve of the southern coast of Alaska, stretching from the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island in the west to the Alexander Archipelago in the east

To use or make use of. / To exploit, for example sexually.

A legislative body in a government with a parliamentary system of government.

(nautical, navigation) An estimated point in which the distance between two objects, of which at least one is in motion, will reach its minimum value; abbreviated CPA. The estimate is used to evaluate the risk of a collision of e.g. two ships.

(idiomatic) A new beginning; a fresh start; an important, promising turning point.

(informal, idiomatic) The United States.

Before; ahead of.