secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
to be suspected without cause
preventive measure; precautionary measure
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
harmful animal; pest; vermin
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
joint exercise; joint training
problematic statement; controversial remark
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
in swarms; in throngs; in droves; in hordes
to check; to stop; to keep back
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
precarious situation; precarious state
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
new government; new administration
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
construction; building; newly built ship; new boat; (another's) wife (usu. young); young, unmarried woman; wife of a samurai or wealthy tradesman
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
influential person; man of importance
good policy; wise policy; best plan
reexamination; reinvestigation; resurvey
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail
supervised; under surveillance
what proportion; what percentage