Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
witnessing; observing; sighting
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
intelligence gathering; information gathering
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to wander; to roam from place to place
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
man of the world; man about town; dilettante; well-informed person
member (of a class); trainee; participant
deep regret; great disappointment
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
pretending to be kind; self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
prompt; immediate; in real time
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
moment by moment; hour by hour
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up