sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
don't you think?; indicates question
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
probity check; background investigation
searching for someone; search for a missing person
trial; judgement; judgment
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
dealing with; coping with
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
how many people; a number of people
basic rate (i.e. excluding optional service fees, usage charges, etc.); basic charge; base cost; base price
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
gasoline bill; cost of gasoline
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
including (a cost) in a total calculation; appropriating (a sum of money); recording; allocating; booking
addition; adding; supplement
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
otherwise; or else; if not
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of