this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be silent; to say nothing
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
influence; effect; impact
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
confidentially; privately; off the record
of course; certainly; naturally
secret; private matter; confidential matter
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
how many? (large animals)
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me