cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
directly opposite; right in front
good policy; wise policy; best plan
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
counterintelligence; counterespionage
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
(political) power; authority; influence
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
one's support (power) base; the base of one's support in an electorate
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
hawks; hardline faction; hardliners
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison