tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
follow-up (tracing) survey
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
system; institution; organization; organisation
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
false evidence; perjury; false testimony
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
return of something; repayment
leader; central personage
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to begin a new chapter (in)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred