stealthily; secretly; in secret
lacking a plan; haphazard
talk about divorce or separation
3rd day of the month; three days
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
immoral; illicit; unethical
tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
serious look (on one's face); straight face
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
defense; defence; fielding
worst-ever; history's worst
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation