to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
you could say that; that might be so
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
absence; disregard; indifference
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
winter road; roads in the winter
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male