wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
prudence; discretion; thought
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to drink up; to drain (cup)
office chair; desk chair; computer chair
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to affect; to impact; to influence
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
secret understanding; collusion
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
in history; ever; historical
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
secret information; intelligence
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
tradition; legend; folklore
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
hostility; antagonism; opposition
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
murder; killing; murderer
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
of course; certainly; naturally
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy