unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
stealthily; secretly; in secret
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
cache; place to hide something
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
reputation; respectability
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
good feeling; feeling good
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
(the) executive; administration; leadership
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
to hate; to dislike; to loathe