the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
head; brains; intellect; understanding
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
town; city; municipal; urban
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
death from disease; death from illness
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
perfect; complete; flawless
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly