discovery; detection; exposure
(personal) background check
the other day; some time ago; recently
start; leaving; marching off
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
agent; agent; secret agent; spy
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to select someone (out of many people)
composure; calmness; self-possession; depositing (at the bottom); deposition; accumulation
competent; suitable; qualified
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
to turn against; to become an enemy
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
area for washing one's hands and face; washroom; bathroom; toilet
sour look; surly face; pout
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
neglecting; leaving alone
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
slapping the opponent with the open hand
morning training (e.g. before school)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead