police officer; policeman; policewoman
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
chiffon cake; sponge cake
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to explain adequately; to be accountable
tool; implement; means; furniture
to happen to meet; to come across
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
divorce; dissolution of adoption
coincident with; while; simultaneously
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
price; cost; value; worth; value
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point