standard; set; routine; decided
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
planned; scheduled; systematic
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
sting operation; undercover investigation
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
personal attendant; valet; maid
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
statue; picture; picture revealing character
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
outside (the room, building); outdoors
the very best; excellent; superb
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
abundant harvest; bumper crop