dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
true character; real nature
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
to attack; to assault; to assail
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
negotiations; discussions; connection
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
tacit; unspoken; implicit
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
one edge; one end; one side
extermination; expulsion; destruction
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to trample down; to devastate
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
confused (situation); great fuss; much wrangling
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic