investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
such ... as; or some such
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
newcomer; initiate; rookie
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
nothing but; except; no more than
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
absence; disregard; indifference
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing