gold vein; gold-bearing reef
fusion point; melting point
mesh; grid; highlight in the hair; streaked hair
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage
to torment; to torture; to harass
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
to mark the end; to spell the end
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
vigour; vigor; virility; health; sturdiness
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
autopurificatory activity (in the natural world)
censorship; inspection; examination
writing; composition; essay; sentence
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)