emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to fill a hole with earth
every place; various places
center; centre; metropolis
normalization; normalisation
to shut in; to confine; to contain
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
calamity; disaster; accident
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
dancing or jumping for joy
to work hard; to work diligently
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
24 hours; twenty-four hours
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
lapse; abatement; invalidation; expiration; expiry; becoming void
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
first-rate; finest quality; the best
ability; capability; competence; skill
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
unique; peculiar; singular
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to speak; to hear a voice
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting