reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
point; essentials; gist; summary; fundamentals
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
naturally; of course; understandably
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
feebleness; weakness; weak
questions and answers; dialogue
cautious theory; conservative theory
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
negative statute; law against something
revision; amendment; alteration
on the occasion of; at the time of
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
treatment; service; handling; management
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
discussion; argument; debate
not necessarily so; is not always true
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
crime; criminal act; offence; offense