sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
disclosure; exposure; revelation
disposal; scrapping; replacement; putting on the shelf; shelving
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
solution; solution strategy
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
sacrifice; sacrificial animal
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
construction; establishment
how long; how much; to what extent