decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
such; like that; in that way
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to press against each other; to huddle together
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
three persons; three parties
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
education or school expenses
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
reconfirmation; double check
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to care for someone; to look after someone
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
cardinal (Catholic church)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
how; in what way; by what means