suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to spend time (on doing something)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
that; the matter in question
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
working; being employed; being hired
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
to make public; to bring to light
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
interested person; volunteer; supporter
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect