passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
international; diplomatic intercourse
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
extremists; radicals; militants
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
practical question; practical problem; practical matter
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
disinformation; false information
countermeasure; counter-measure
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
monetary; financial; pecuniary
settlement; solution; resolution
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
fate; destiny; predestination
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem