to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to win and advance to the next round
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
validity; verification; propriety
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
operation; functioning; running
power; authority; jurisdiction
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
settlement; solution; resolution
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
to ask a question; to ask questions
force (bulldoze) one's way through
explosive; blasting powder
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion