going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
election; selection; choice
private; non-public; secret; closed-door; closed
perception; sensation; awareness
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
interception (email); wiretap; bug
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos; covert filming
disclosure; exposure; revelation
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
listening device; bug; wiretap
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
not a little; not a few; considerable
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
27th day of the month; 27 days
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine