long time (since the last time); first in a long time
what kind of business; what sort of matter
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
(one) could even say that
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
information leak; data breach
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
since when; from when; how long
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name