to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
spine; backbone; spinal column
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
to snatch from; to steal from
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
to come to an end; to close the curtain
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
skill; dexterity; master hand
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
insertion; incorporation; infixing
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
as soon as possible; ASAP
banquet or reception hall
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
administration of justice
dignity; majesty; sanctity
endurance; perseverance; patience
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
heaven's dispensation; divine providence; plan of nature
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment