thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
monetary; financial; pecuniary
support; backing; aid; assistance
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
epidemic; plague; pestilence
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
convenient; handy; useful
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
worry; fear; anxiety; concern