close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
international law; law of nations
international; diplomatic intercourse
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
power; authority; jurisdiction
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
this and that; various things
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
laws and regulations; legislation
public safety; public welfare
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
concession; conciliation; compromise
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
safety; welfare; well-being
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to complete decisively; to do to completion
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to happen to have on hand or in stock
private citizen; civilian
cooperation; collaboration
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
separate case; another matter
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
100,000; hundred thousand
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
practice; practising; experience
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry