groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
spy; secret agent; shill; stealth advertiser
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
wherein; therein; thereinto
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to be at a loss for words
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
financial power; financial means; wealth
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
if so; in that case; in that situation
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
being too late; losing one's final chance
danger; peril; hazard; risk
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
secret; private; surreptitious
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
workshop; studio; atelier
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
waterproofing; making watertight
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
mobilization; mobilisation
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch