perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
fake; something false; sham; deception
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
about; concerning; related to; -ish
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
duty; obligation; responsibility
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
strength; power; proficiency; ability
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
but; however; provided that
special investigation headquarter
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
to some extent; to a certain extent
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
participation; joining; entry; adherence
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to fight against; to oppose; to face