sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
night view; night skyline; nightscape
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
motherland; fatherland; native country
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
secretary-general; director
closely-guarded secret; top secret
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
in advance; beforehand; previously
in one's own way or style
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
unconditionally; as a rule
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
draw (in competition); tie game
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
use; utility; profit; gain
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to go through formalities
order (to an employee from management)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)