imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to be silent; to say nothing
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
correspondence; news; letter; tidings
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
without permission; without notice
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
meeting; greeting; welcome
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
like this; in this way; as you see
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
coincident with; while; simultaneously
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to score points with (a person)
power; authority; jurisdiction
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to turn towards; to point
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try